Fish fillet comes from the French word filet which means a thread or strip.
It is the flesh of a fish that has been cut or sliced away from the backbone of a fish.
Today let us try to prepare fish fillets with lemon butter sauce.
To make your fish fillets with lemon butter sauce you are required to have the following ingredients.
Ingredients
- Four white fish fillets
- Melted butter
- Lemon juice from two squeezed lemon
- Salt
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Onion Powder
- Black pepper
- oil
Preparation
Step 1
Use a paper towel to pat dry excess moisture from the fish.
Step 2
In a bowl, combine two tablespoons of melted butter, lemon juice, and half a teaspoon of salt. Then stir to mix well.
Step 3
In a separate bowl mix half a teaspoon, one teaspoon of paprika, half a teaspoon of garlic powder, and half a teaspoon of black pepper.
Press the spice mixture evenly onto both sides of the fish fillets.
Step 4
Heat the oil in a clean pan and fry the fish fillets for about two to five minutes one at a time until golden brown.
While frying, drizzle the lemon butter sauce on your frying fish fillets.
Step 5
When ready, serve your butter lemon fish fillets with the remaining lemon butter sauce and enjoy your meal.
