▢ 4cod fillets6 oz each, 1 inch thick, fresh or frozen
▢ ½teaspoonpaprika
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking dish with nonstick spray.
In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the capers.
Place the cod fillets in the baking dish. Pour the butter mixture on top. Use a brush if needed to evenly distribute the thick sauce on top of the fillets. Sprinkle them with paprika.
Bake, uncovered, until the fish is fully cooked, opaque, and flakes easily with a fork. Depending on the thickness of your fish fillets and your oven, this should take about 15 minutes (25 minutes if using frozen fish).
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Olive oil.
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A baking tray is required before baking cod fillets in an oven. I like using a glass baking tray.
Alternatively, you could line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then arrange the fish on top of it before baking.
400°F, or 205°C, is the ideal temperature for baking cod fish.
Cod should be baked for 10 to 12 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.
The fish fillets shouldn’t be overcooked or they will become rubbery and dry.
Why you’ll love this Oven Baked Cod
An easy cod recipe. This is a one pan meal, it goes from pantry to table in 25 mins.
Simple and delicious flavors. The meaty heft of cod and it’s mild flavor (not too ‘fishy’), means all those fresh herbs and seasonings really come to the foreground – simply delicious.
A healthy weeknight meal. Protein packed and around 100 cals per serving, this is a healthy, hearty and tasty dish.
