Recipes and photos are AI created and editorially reviewed. Nutrition figures are estimates.
Simple oven-baked fish — Britain.
Equipment: Baking tray
Measures and names
Ingredients
- 2 cod or haddock fillets
- 40 g butter, softened
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- Handful of parsley and chives, chopped
- ½ lemon
- Salt and black pepper
- Green beans and broccoli, to serve
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C). Mash the softened butter with the garlic, herbs, salt and pepper.
- Sit the fish on a lined tray and spread the herb butter thickly over each fillet.
- Bake for 12–14 minutes, until the fish is opaque and flakes easily.
- Squeeze over lemon and spoon the melted herb butter from the tray back over the fish.
- Serve with steamed green beans and broccoli.
Swaps and tips
Make a batch of herb butter and freeze it in portions for easy midweek fish. Any white fish works.
Nutrition estimated, per serving
| Protein | Carbs | Fibre | Fat | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 g | 2 g | 1 g | 18 g | 274 kcal |
Values are estimates based on typical UK food composition data and will vary with brands and portion sizes.
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Recipe from healthshelf.org
