Pan-Seared Cod with Butter and Lemon

I made this for dinner tonight! I think I’ll cut the lemon juice in half for next time because we thought it turned out too sour. Otherwise it was delicious! 🙂

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Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cod fillets (about 1.5 lbs), cut into 6 pieces
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• a splash of olive oil
• zest of 1 lemon
• freshly squeezed lemon juice
• chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

Combine the flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large shallow dish. Pat the cod fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle one side with salt. Cook the fillets in two batches.

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and a splash of olive oi in a large saute pan over medium heat. Dredge the first batch of cod fillets in the seasoned flour on both sides, shake off excess, and place in the hot butter. Cook for about 3 minutes, then carefully flip on the other side. Sprinkle with lemon zest, juice half a lemon over, and cook for 3 more minutes basting with butter…

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