creamy lemon butter sauce for fish

creamy lemon butter sauce for fish

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

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

5. fish_sauce_sherry

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

6. butter_sauce_cooking

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

7. heavy_cream_lemon_butter_sauce

Whisk in some heavy cream.

Why?

Because EVERYTHING is better with heavy cream!

8. lemon_butter_cream_sauce_fish

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!

9. fish_dish

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

Let me know if you make it!

creamy lemon butter sauce for fish

Servings

0

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Category

Entree

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.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Comments 5

Connie on

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

Paula on

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

sylvia on

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

Can I substitute chicken broth for the wine?

Carole Krodel on

Gonna try it tonite , just what I was looking for

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