Sauted Fish Fillets With Sliced Garlic And Butter Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 fish fillets, skin removed (flounder, tilapia, cod, or bass)
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons wine
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 4 -6 garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning (or use fresh herbs)
• 1/2 lemon, juice of (slice the other half of the lemon for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 season the fillets with salt and pepper. heat a saute pan on top of the grill, firepit, or stove over med high heat.
• 2 when the pan is hot add the olive oil and heat. dredge the bass fillets in the flour and shake off any excess.
• 3 place the fillets in the pan and pan fry about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown. remove the fish from the pan. reduce to a medium/med-low heat (move away from coals if cooking outdoors). de-glaze the pan with the wine and then add the butter.
• 4 when the butter is melted, add the sliced garlic. fry for about a minute just until the garlic begins to turn light golden brown.
• 5 add the herbs and remove from the heat. carefully, add the lemon juice. season with salt and pepper. to serve, place a fillet on a plate and spoon some of the lemon garlic herb butter over the fish. garnish with lemon slices.