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Baked Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce

Baked Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce

Baked fish in a lemon cream sauce, easy and delicious, made in one pan.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Western
Servings 4 servings
Calories 282 kcal

Equipment

  • baking dish
  • Microwave

Ingredients
  

  • 4 fillets skinless and boneless fish fillets, about 150-180g 1.5cm thick
  • 50 g unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup heavy cream thickened
  • 1 - 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1 ½ tablespoon eschallots finely chopped (French onion)
  • fresh parsley to serve
  • lemon slices to serve

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 200°C / 390°F.
  • Place fish in a baking dish, sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
  • Microwave butter, cream, garlic, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper until melted and smooth.
  • Sprinkle fish with shallots, pour over sauce.
  • Bake for 10 - 12 minutes, remove from oven, transfer to plates, and spoon over sauce; garnish with parsley and lemon if desired.

Notes

Use any thick fish fillets; avoid very thin or fatty fish. Thaw frozen fish completely before cooking.

Nutrition

Serving: 213gCalories: 282kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 34.1gFat: 16.1gSaturated Fat: 9.8gCholesterol: 128mgSodium: 194mgPotassium: 28mgVitamin A: 450IUVitamin C: 4.1mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg
Keyword baked fish, lemon cream sauce for fish
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