Description
Make this Fish in Lemon Butter Sauce in just 25 minutes for a flavor packed one pan meal that’s going to be a fast favorite. The fish is cooked all the way in a sauce made from lemon, butter, & capers – that’s how you get maximum flavor.
Ingredients
For the Lemon Butter Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup mini capers
- 1 lemon, juice only
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional, to taste)
For the Fish and Broccoli:
- ½ lb white fish fillets
- ½ lb broccoli, cut into florets, stem peeled and chopped
To Serve:
- 2 servings rice (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven for 200°C/390°F. In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice with a few tablespoons of the cream sauce, then add to the sauce and simmer for 1 minute.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the capers. Taste test and season with salt as needed.
- Place the fish fillets in the bottom of the pan and place the broccoli on top. Spoon some sauce over the fish & broccoli.
- Cook in the middle of the oven for 10-15 minutes. For thin plaice fillets, 10 minutes is enough, for thicker fish fillets like cod 15 minutes might be needed.
- Serve on its own, or with a side of rice.
Notes
- Heavy cream is best to use to avoid the sauce breaking
- Fish fillets: Most white fish fillets work well for this recipe, for example plaice, bream, tilapia, and cod
- Lemon juice: Fresh lemon juice is the way to go, bottled won’t do
- Mini capers can be skipped – just add a bit of salt instead
- If you don’t have an oven-safe pan, you can make the sauce in a regular skillet and then place the fish and broccoli in a baking dish and pour over the sauce
- Mix the lemon juice with a bit of the sauce before adding, to avoid the sauce breaking
- To find out if the fish is done, poke a fork through it. If it’s flaky, comes apart easily, and white (not translucent) inside, it’s done
- If you don’t like crunchy broccoli, then cut the pieces really small
- This dish is best eaten straight away but you can store leftovers for up to 2 days in an airtight container in the fridge. The texture of the fish will not be as nice though
- This dish does not freeze well
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: North American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 425 kcal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1017mg
- Fat: 36g
- Saturated Fat: 22g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 124mg
