Pan-Seared Cod with Lemon Butter

Ingredients

• Atlantic cod

  raw

  12 oz or 340g

• Olive oil

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Butter

  unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Salt

  table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Black pepper

  ground

  1 tsp or 2g

• Lemon juice

  2 wedge yields or 12g

Directions

1. Pat the cod fillets dry with paper towels and season both sides with salt and pepper.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add the cod fillets to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork. Remove the fillets from the skillet and set aside.
4. In the same skillet, reduce the heat to medium and add butter. Allow it to melt and begin to bubble slightly.
5. Once the butter is melted, add a squeeze of lemon juice (optional) and stir to combine, creating a simple lemon butter.
6. Return the cod fillets to the skillet, spooning the lemon butter over the top. Cook for an additional 1 minute to warm through.
7. Serve the cod fillets hot, drizzled with the remaining lemon butter.