Garlicfish Recipes

SIMPLE SAUTEED FISH WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Rinse the fish fillets and blot dry with a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat butter in wide sauté pan over medium low heat. Once butter has begun to foam, place the fish into the pan.
• Add garlic. Sauté 1 minute without disturbing the fish.
• Tilt the pan toward you and using a spoon, ladle the garlic butter over the fish. Continue to sauté while basting the fish for 2-3 minutes.
• Using a spatula, gently flip fish. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and cook for 2 minutes.
• Uncover pan, and continue basting fish with butter until it is just cooked through, another minute or two.
• Add 3 tablespoons of parsley and turn off the heat.
• Transfer fish onto a platter or individual plates. Tilt pan and spoon butter sauce evenly over fillets.
• Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon parsley and lemon juice.

GARLIC-LEMON OVEN BAKED FISH

Steps:

• Melt butter in large glass Pyrex measuring cup and add lemon juice, spices and sugar.
• Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl or platter.
• Spray a shallow baking dish with vegetable spray.
• Cut fish into individual serving pieces.
• Dip fish into butter and then coat each fillet well with bread crumbs.
• Place bread coated fillets into baking dish.
• Repeat until all fish fillets are covered.
• Spoon the remaining herb butter mixture over fish.
• I also use a pastry brush to lightly tap the tops of the breaded fish to make sure it is all cover.
• You may need to melt more butter to coat fish.
• Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Fish is done when fish flakes easily with a fork.

PAN-SEARED TILEFISH WITH GARLIC, HERBS AND LEMON

Steps:

• Remove any remaining pin bones in the fish, pat dry, and season both sides with salt and pepper.
• In a large sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter. Once butter has begun to foam, lay fish in pan. Add green garlic or scallions and a pinch of salt. Without disturbing the fish, tilt the pan toward you; using a spoon, ladle green garlic butter over fish. Continue basting fish for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Using a spatula, gently flip fish. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and cook for 2 minutes.
• Uncover pan, add herbs and continue basting fish with butter until it is just cooked through, another minute or two longer.
• Transfer fish to a serving platter or individual plates, pour pan sauce over the top, and pour lemon juice over everything. Season with more salt and black pepper if needed. Serve immediately.

GARLIC FISH

Steps:

• Marinate the fish in the ginger and garlic paste, salt and the lemon juice for a couple of hours.
• Heat the oil in a wok and then saute the chopped ginger and garlic for 2 minutes.
• Add the cayenne and the pepper powder.
• Add the spring onions, salt, sauce and the fish.
• Cook on high for 2 minutes.
• Cover and simmer for another few minutes till the fish is cooked and the gravy dry.
• You may have to cook uncovered to dry it up after a minute or so of covering it cooked.
• Serve hot garnished with chopped cilantro and chopped spring onions too.

FISH WITH CILANTRO AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Turn on the broiler, and cover broiler pan with aluminum foil.
• Wash, dry and coarsely chop cilantro and parsley. Mince cilantro, parsley and garlic in food processor.
• Add the cumin, hot pepper flakes, lemon juice and olive oil, and process until well blended.
• Wash fish, and cut in half. Place in a single layer on foil, and spread cilantro mixture evenly over fish.
• Broil fish four inches from heat, according to the Canadian rule: measure fish at the thickest part, and cook 8 to 10 minutes to the inch.

FISH FILLETS IN GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute garlic 1 minute. Place fish over garlic, cover and cook over low heat 3 minutes. Carefully turn fish; sprinkle with onions. Cover and continue to cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 2-3 minutes. Squeeze lemon over fish. Serve immediately.