Missing your restaurant food right now? This barramundi recipe with a garlic lemon butter sauce is restaurant-style food at home in just minutes.
This sweet, sustainable fish is good for your health and also good for the environment. I love that it is so quick and easy to prepare but still nice enough for a special occasion.
This pan fried barramundi recipe is perfect for a busy week night. It is on the table in less than 15 minutes and has the flavor that you’d get from dinner at a trendy café.
I lived in Australia for 15 years, where barramundi is an often served fish. It has a delicate sweet and buttery flavor. Not a fishy fish by any means, and even kids love it.
It can be a bit of a challenge to find it here in the US, but it’s worth taking the time to try. It has such a delicious flavor.
Around the world, barramundi is often referred to as Asian sea bass, giant perch, or giant sea perch. Is spite of the sea bass name, there are some differences between barramundi and sea bass.
Sea bass is more commonly found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean than barramundi is. Barramundi is found from South Asia to Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia.
Sea bass has a lower protein level than barramundi. However it contains omega fatty acids and several vitamins.
Barramundi is a saltwater fish, but sea bass is not. It has a flavor similar to cod or bass, but with a slightly more delicate flavor.
Barramundi is a very delicate fish that needs minimal cooking time The best way to cook it is to sear it lightly on both sides. 4-5 minutes on each side is plenty.
Since the flavor is so delicate, a sauce like this lemon and butter sauce gives added brightness and flavor even though it is super simple to make.
After cooking barramundi, to test fish for doneness, use a fork to pierce it on an angle at the thickest point and twist gently. If it is done, the fish will flake easily and lose its translucent appearance.
Barramundi with Lemon Butter Sauce
What’s for dinner tonight? For my family, it is this barramundi recipe with a garlic lemon butter sauce. It is flaky and tasty with a delicious sauce.
Total: 12min
Serving Size: 1 fillet
Nutrition Facts: calories 199.7 calories, Carbohydrate 0.4 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 75.7 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 14.2 grams fat, Fiber 0.1 grams fiber, Protein 23.2 grams protein, Saturated Fat 5.1 grams saturated fat, servingSize 1 fillet, Sodium 41.3 milligrams sodium, Sugar 0.0 grams sugar, unSaturated Fat 6.5 grams unsaturated fat
Ingredients:
- 3 Barramundi Fillets about 4 ounces each
- Sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste.
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter (used Clarified butter for Whole30 and Paleo)
- 1- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
- Small bunch of fresh basil (can also used 3/4 tsp of dried basil)
Instruction:
- Coat the barramundi with canola oil, season with sea salt and cracked black pepper, and place in a heated non stick skillet over medium high heat .
- Cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side, until the fillets are lightly browned.
- Move to a serving dish and keep warm while you make the sauce.
- In the same pan, reduce the heat and gently cook the garlic in the butter for about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the lemon juice and fresh basil.
- Spoon the sauce over the fish and serve immediately.
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