Nothing like a creamy lemon butter sauce for your favorite fish filets!

It’s SO EASY and delightfully rich, but not toooooo rich.

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Start by creating the base of the sauce with this shallot and white wine reduction.

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Add the scrumptious pieces of butter you’ve set aside. I prefer grass-fed organic butter.

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Whisk in some heavy cream.

Why?

Because EVERYTHING is better with heavy cream!

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And the final touches are lemon zest and lemon juice.

Taste to determine how much salt to add… but honestly, don’t grab a large spoon.

You will be tempted to finish off the sauce before it gets to your fish!

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I hope you love this recipe as much as I do.

Let me know if you make it!

creamy lemon butter sauce for fish

Name: creamy lemon butter sauce for fish
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Ingredients: 1/2 cup white wine; 1 shallot, minced; 1 cup butter, cut into pieces; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 tsp lemon zest, grated; salt; 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

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This sauce is perfect for any mild fish including sole, flounder, trout, halibut, grouper, sea bass, cod, haddock, Mahi-mahi, tilapia and many others. I recommend buying only wild fish as opposed to farm raised. You can pour it over baked, broiled or pan-fried fish.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup white wine
1 shallot, minced
1 cup butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 lemon, juiced
1 tsp lemon zest, grated
salt
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Directions

In a small saucepan heat the wine and shallot. Bring to a boil and reduce over medium-high heat until only 2 tablespoons of liquid remain.
Reduce to a simmer and add the butter a few pieces at a time. Stir until the sauce is smooth and all the butter is incorporated.
Whisk in cream, lemon juice and lemon zest. Add salt to taste. Add parsley and serve. This recipe yields enough sauce for 2 pounds of fish.

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Comments 5

Connie on December 14, 2021

Can this sauce be made without the shallot. Thank you Connie Christie

Paula on November 08, 2021

Super yum! I think my tree lemons are a bit to much juice for it! Sauce was runny but still delish!

sylvia on March 22, 2021

What I love about your recipes are they are simple with not a lot of ingredients but the ingredients you have are wonderful. Thanks and I can hardly wait to make the pea soup.

Louann White on October 27, 2020

Can I substitute chicken broth for the wine?

Carole Krodel on August 27, 2020

Gonna try it tonite , just what I was looking for

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