Garlicky Lemon Baked Fish
This is the BEST Garlicky lemon-baked fish recipe! The fish is blanketed in a quick marinade made of lemon, garlic, and olive oil, then baked to perfection. This quick & simple 5 ingredients recipe packs a big punch of garlicky, lemony flavour, despite taking under 20 minutes to make.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine International, Mediterranean
- 1 kg whitefish fillets
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4-6 garlic cloves finely diced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 Meyers lemon* slices in circles, seeds removed
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper (optional)
- ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Make sure the oven rack in the middle of the oven, then preheat the oven to 425ºF
Add the lemon slices to the baking dish. Place your fish on the lemons. Important note: You must remove the seeds and choose a thin-skinned lemon, if not, you might have a very bitter lemon sauce. If you don't have a Meyers lemon or the skin is thick, then skip this step. Heat the butter, garlic and olive until warmed and the butter has been completely melted. Then add the cumin and salt.
Pour the lemon sauce over the fish and top with a few extra slices of lemon.
Place the fish in the oven. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the fish can easily be flaked with a fork.
Sprinkle the cooked fish with some red pepper flakes and fresh ground pepper on top of the fish and serve.
If you don't have Meyers lemons or a thinned skinned lemon, don't add the lemon slices. You'll end up with a very bitter lemon sauce and it will completely ruin the fish.
Storage: store any leftovers in the fridge for up to two in an air tight storage container.
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