Easy Mediterranean Cod: Baked Fish Recipe with Lemon

5 from 8 votes

Easy Mediterranean Cod: Baked Fish Recipe with Lemon

If you are looking for an easy and delicious meal that can feed your whole family and falls under the Mediterranean diet, then this Mediterranean cod recipe is perfect for you! This healthy meal is ready to go in under thirty minutes. Make this Mediterranean dish today.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: People

Calories: 277kcal

Author: Laura Sirkovsky-Kauffman

Equipment

1 Cast Iron Pan
1 Medium Bowl
1 Plate
1 Thermometer

Ingredients

4 Filet Cod
2 tablespoon Butter unsalted
3 tablespoon Olive Oil
5 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 Cup Flour King Arthur Measure for Measure Gluten Free Flour
2 tablespoon Harissa
2 tablespoon Zaatar
3 Cloves Garlic minced

Instructions

Set your oven: to 425 degrees F. Even though we panfry this recipe, it gets baked as well for extra flavor.
Dry the fish: Take paper towels and pat down the fish filets. You want to make sure that they are dry for your fish dry. If the pieces of fish are too wet, it will not coat properly and it will not give you a crispy coating, but a soggy one.
Take a large skillet: specifically cast iron and place the oil in the pan. Have it on a medium-high heat. By allowing the oil to heat up, it will help crisp up the coating on the fish when it is put into the pan.
Melt your butter: and mix it together with the lemon juice and olive oil (do not add the garlic or spices yet). Pour ¼ of the sauce into a bowl that you can then dip the fillets into.
Mix your dry ingredients: You do not need a large bowl for this but rather a medium or small bowl and a plate. Mix the flour, 1 tablespoon of harissa, 1 tablespoon of zaatar together. Place on a plate so you can dip the fish into it.
Dip the fish: first into the sauce mixture and then place fish into the flour mixture. Once they are covered, place in your skillet in the hot oil. Fry them for 2-4 minutes per side (until they are golden brown) on a medium heat.
Bake: Once you have panfried the fish, put the garlic into your sauce, along with the remaining zaatar and harissa. Place it into your pan. Do not pour it over your fish as you want the top to stay crispy. Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven: and serve immediately.

Notes

Fish is cooked when the internal temperature is 145°F. If you’d like to serve this with wine to liven up your dinner, a dry white wine pairs best with fish like cod and tilapia.

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