Description
A delightful and flavorful dish featuring tender barramundi fillets cooked in a garlic basil tomato butter sauce. Perfect for a quick and elegant dinner.
Ingredients
Fish:
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 barramundi fillets (about 6 oz each)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Sauce:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
½ cup dry white wine or chicken broth
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the Fish: Pat the barramundi fillets dry and season with salt and pepper. Sear in olive oil until golden and cooked through.
- Make the Sauce: In the same skillet, melt butter, sauté garlic, add tomatoes, red pepper flakes, and wine. Simmer and return fish to the skillet.
- Finish and Serve: Spoon sauce over fish, cook briefly, sprinkle with basil, and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Serve over rice, couscous, or pasta to soak up the sauce.
- Try cod, halibut, or tilapia as substitutes for barramundi.
- Enhance with spinach or olives for added flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Mediterranean-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet with sauce
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
