Seared Cod with Fresh Herb Sauce Recipe

5 from 4 votes

A quick but delicious recipe for lemony, herb-flavored cod in a delicious creamy sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword cod, fresh herbs, pan-seared

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 1029kcal

Cost 20

Preheat your oven to 400 F.
Season each filet with sea salt and black pepper
4 cod filets, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
In bowl, combine the ghee, garlic, shallot, and herbs.
1 tbsp. chives, 1 tbsp. fresh parsley, 2 garlic cloves, 1 shallot, 6 tbsp. ghee or butter, 1 tbsp. fresh thyme
Preheat a skillet over a medium-high heat.
Pour the herb butter over the skillet and sear the fish filets on both sides (about 2 minutes per side).
Transfer the fish to a baking sheet and cook in the oven for 7 minutes. Don’t discard the skillet.
Pour the coconut milk and the lemon zest in the skillet that was used to sear the fish and bring to a simmer: make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to get the browned bits into the sauce.
¾ cup of coconut milk
Serve the fish with the sauce and lemon or lime wedges on the side.
The zest of half a lemon