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Branzino Recipe
Learn how to make restaurant quality whole branzino with a lively lemon butter sauce. With just a handful of ingredients and 20 minutes, you’ll have flakey, delicious fish that tastes gourmet!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 127 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American , Middle Eastern
Ingredients
For Lemon Butter Sauce:
- 1 stick salted butter 4oz
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 TB lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 TB parsley or chives, freshly chopped
- table salt
- freshly ground black pepper
For Branzino:
- 3 whole branzino fish about 1 ¼ pounds each, scaled and cleaned
- 1 lemon thinly sliced
- extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F with rack on lower middle position.
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Prepare the Sauce
- In a saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat until it’s liquid and hot. Add onions and sauté until soft and translucent, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and stir 1 minute, or until onion/garlic mixture is golden brown.
- Turn off heat. Add lemon juice, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ pepper, and parsley. Cover and keep sauce at room temp or slightly warmer.
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Prepare the Branzino
- Use paper towels to dry any excess moisture from branzino. Use a sharp knife to cut deep, 2-inch slits, about 1-inch apart along both sides of fish. Place fish on a large foil or parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Season each branzino cavity with ¼ tsp salt and ¼ pepper. Stuff each cavity with 2 or 3 lemon slices. Brush both sides of each fish generously with olive oil. Sprinkle both sides of each fish with a light layer of salt and pepper.
- Roast in oven for 10 minutes. Quickly remove fish from oven, move oven rack to upper position, and place fish under the broiler. Broil on high for 5 minutes, watching closely and rotating the pan as needed.
- Serve immediately, with lemon butter sauce.
Notes
- See original article for substitutions and serving ideas!
- It's always important to pat dry fish before using in the recipe, as excess moisture waters down the flavor and creates a steaming effect
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
127kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
22.5g
(45%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
82mg
(3%)
Potassium
41mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
355IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 127kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 22.5g | 45% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 82mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 41mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 355IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.