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Baked Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce (One Baking Dish!)
5.0 (537 reviews)
Recipe video above. A fantastic quick-fix dinner - baked fish in a lemon cream sauce, all made in ONE PAN! Don't let the short ingredient list fool you, this tastes so good! The key to the tasty sauce is the fish juices that leeches out while baking and is essentially the broth for the sauce!
Total Time15
Servings4
282
Caloriesper servingNutrition Information
282
Calories
16.1 g
Fat
1 g
Carbs
34.1 g
Protein
Fiber
Sugar
Ingredients
- 4 x 150- 180g / 5 - 6 oz fish fillets (, about 1.5cm / 1/2" thick, skinless and boneless (Note 1)
- 50g / 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup cream, heavy / thickened (See Note 2 for sub options)
- 1 - 2 garlic cloves (, minced)
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt & pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp eschallots (French onion) (, finely chopped (Note 3)
- Fresh parsley and lemon slices (, to serve)
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C / 390°F (all oven types).
- 2Place fish in a baking dish - ensure the fish isn't crammed in too snugly. See video or photos in post. Sprinkle both sides of fish with salt and pepper.
- 3Place butter, cream, garlic, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a microwave proof jug or bowl. Microwave in 2 x 30 sec bursts, stirring in between, until melted and smooth.
- 4Sprinkle fish with shallots, then pour over sauce.
- 5Bake for 10 - 12 minutes, or until fish is just cooked. Remove from oven and transfer fish to serving plates. Spoon over sauce, and garnish with parsley and lemon wedges if using.