Mediterranean Baked Cod with Lemon and Garlic

Best baked cod recipe out there! Prepared Greek style with a few spices and a mixture of lemon juice, olive oil and lots of garlic. Bakes in 15 minutes.

Yield:
4 servings
Category:
Seafood
Cuisine:
Greek
Prep Time:
15 min
Cooking Time:
12 min
Total Time:
27 min

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1.5 lb Cod fillet pieces (4–6 pieces)
  • 5 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • Lemon Juice Mixture
  • 5 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp melted butter
  • For Coating
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 3/4 tsp sweet Spanish paprika
  • 3/4 tsp ground cumin
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Mix lemon juice, olive oil, and melted butter in a shallow bowl. Set aside In another shallow bowl, mix all-purpose flour, spices, salt, and pepper. Set next to the lemon juice mixture.
  3. Pat fish fillet dry. Dip fish in the lemon juice mixture then dip in the flour mixture. Shake off excess flour.
  4. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat (watch the oil to be sure it is sizzling but not smoking). Add fish and sear on each side to give it some color, but do not fully cook (about a couple of minutes on each side) Remove from heat.
  5. To the remaining lemon juice mixture, add the minced garlic and mix. Drizzle all over the fish fillets. Bake in the heated oven until it begins to flake easily with a fork (10 minutes should do it, but begin checking earlier). Remove from heat and sprinkle chopped parsley.

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