Baked Cod Recipe
Dreamy Baked Cod is topped with a delicious garlic herbed butter + surrounded by fresh lemons! Flaky, delicious and perfect with tartar sauce!
Ingredients
Baked Cod:
- 4 fresh cod fillets 6 ounces each & 1 inch thick
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter room temperature (sub plant-based butter)
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh herbs minced (thyme, rosemary and oregano)
- 1 lemon thinly sliced
Tartar Sauce:
- ¼ - ½ cup Claussen pickle spears
- 1 cup mayo
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
- 1 tablespoon sweet yellow onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice more, if desired
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 425℉.
- Prep Fish: Place 4 fresh cod fillets in a baking dish. Pat dry with clean paper towel. Season with kosher salt and ground black pepper.
- Herb Butter: In a small bowl, combine 4 tablespoons butter, 2 teaspoons garlic, and 1 tablespoon fresh herbs. Take herbed butter and divide between cod filets, spreading over the top of each piece.
- Bake: Place lemon slices around the cod filets in the baking dish and then move to the preheated oven, middle rack and uncovered. Let bake approx. 15-20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches approx. 140℉ (for smaller/thinner pieces this will take closer to 14-15 minutes while thicker pieces will take closer to 20-21 minutes).
- Tartar Sauce: While the cod bakes, make the Tartar Sauce: In order to remove some of the excess water from the pickles (no one wants watery tartar sauce), lay each spear on its side on a cutting board and cut off the seeds. Cut the remaining part of the pickle into small pieces and then using either a cheesecloth or clean hands, squeeze out as much remaining liquid as possible. Add prepared pickles to food processor along with 1 cup mayo, 3 tablespoons fresh dill, 1 tablespoon sweet yellow onion, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, and 1 teaspoon garlic. Blend until consistency is smooth (don't over-blend). Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Serve: Remove cod from oven and cool slightly. Serve with the homemade tartar sauce, rice and roasted frozen vegetables.
Notes
- Dairy-Free: to make this dairy-free use a plant-based butter.
- Storage: store leftovers in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 986kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 161g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 426mg | Sodium: 1127mg | Potassium: 3809mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 880IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 4mg
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