barramundi with lemon basil sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (4 ounce) fillets barramundi (asian sea bass)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
• crumb topping:
• 1 cup dried bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as old bay®)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• lemon-butter-basil sauce:
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup white
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• brush fish with olive oil.
• mix bread crumbs, seafood seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon zest, and thyme together in a bowl. press fish in bread crumb mixture to coat all sides. arrange coated fish on a baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. flip fish and continue baking until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes more.
• stir butter, lemon juice, white , and basil together in a bowl; drizzle over cooked fish.