Barramundi With Lemon Basil Sauce

Description

Barramundi has been available quite often in my local supermarket. This recipe would also be good with tilapia. The butter-lemon-basil sauce is also good over brown rice.

Ingredients

  • 4 (4 ounce) fillets barramundi (Asian sea bass)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
  • 1 cup dried bread crumbs
  • ½ teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 pinch dried thyme
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Brush fish with olive oil.
  3. Mix bread crumbs
  4. seafood seasoning
  5. garlic powder
  6. onion powder
  7. lemon zest
  8. and thyme together in a bowl. Press fish in bread crumb mixture to coat all sides. Arrange coated fish on a baking sheet.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Flip fish and continue baking until fish flakes easily with a fork
  10. about 10 minutes more.
  11. Stir butter
  12. lemon juice
  13. white wine
  14. and basil together in a bowl; drizzle over cooked fish.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 4

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