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Garlic Ghee Pan-Fried Cod Recipe

If you think garlic butter tastes good, then you’ll love garlic ghee too! This is a really simple and delicious way to cook fresh fish filets. I love it with cod, but you can use this recipe with other fish too, like haddock or tilapia.

Garlic Ghee Pan-Fried Cod Recipe

Start by melting the ghee in a frying pan. If you’re not familiar with ghee and why you should be getting more of it in your diet, then read this article.

Then add in half the minced garlic.

Place the cod filets into the pan and sprinkle with salt and garlic powder on top. Cook on medium to high heat. You’ll see the bottom of the cod turn from translucent to solid white in color. Once that solid white color creeps half-way up the side of the cod filet, flip the filet and add in the rest of the garlic. Exact timing depends on how thick your fish is, but it generally takes around 2-4 minutes per side.

Add more salt if necessary and serve with some of the ghee and garlic from the pan.

Garlic Ghee Pan-Fried Cod Recipe

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• Author: Louise Hendon
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Category: Entree
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

• 4 cod filets (approx 0.3 lb each)
• 3 Tablespoons ghee
• 6 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 Tablespoon garlic powder (optional)
• Salt to taste

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Instructions

1. Melt the ghee in a frying pan.
2. Add in half the minced garlic to the pan.
3. Place the cod filets into the pan and cook on medium to high heat. Sprinkle with salt and garlic powder.
4. As the fish cooks, it’ll turn from translucent to a solid white color. Wait for the white color to creep half-way up the side of the fish and then flip the fish and add the rest of the minced garlic.
5. Cook until the whole filet turns a solid white color (it should also flake easily).
6. Serve with some of the garlic and ghee from the pan.

Notes

All nutritional data are estimated and based on per serving amounts.

Nutrition

• Calories: 160
• Sugar: 0 g
• Fat: 7 g
• Carbohydrates: 1 g
• Fiber: 0 g
• Protein: 21 g