Roast Cod with Garlic Bacon Butter is pan-seared, then finished in the oven! The seasoned butter topped fish tastes amazing and is ready in under 20 minutes!
Recently I found a recipe for roast cod on Pinterest that sounded good, so decided to make the dish. The part of the recipe that intrigued me was the seasoned garlic butter that topped the fish.
The original recipe called for a small amount of prosciutto to help flavor the garlic butter. I didn’t have any prosciutto laying around my kitchen, begging to be used (story of my life).
However, I DID have bacon! Since everything is better with bacon, I decided to improvise! A strip of bacon was cut into tiny pieces, quickly fried until crisp, then drained.
I used the bacon in place of the prosciutto, and BOOM! This was a FANTASTIC substitute! So… here is how to make this dish.
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Make The Garlic Bacon Butter
Place butter, parsley, garlic, shallots, Dijon mustard, crisp, cooked/crumbled bacon, flour, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stir well, to fully combine these ingredients.
Once the seasoned butter ingredients are combined, add fresh squeezed lemon juice. Mix the butter once again to incorporate the juice, then set the bowl aside.
Prepare The Fish
Lightly season the skinless cod fillets on one side with salt and pepper. NOTE: The full recipe, as written (below) serves 4. I only cooked TWO pieces of cod for my husband and I, so my photos reflect that.
Heat canola (or vegetable oil) on medium high heat in a deep, large OVENPROOF skillet. I used a heavy cast iron skillet to cook the fish. Once the oil is very hot (but not smoking), add the fish.
Cook the seasoned cod fillets in the hot skillet for 4 minutes without disturbing or moving them. After 4 minutes, carefully turn the cod fillets over with a spatula. Cook the fillets for 1 more minute.
Tip For Cooking The Cod Fillets
TIP: The oils in the skillet may pop quite a bit, so you may find it helpful to use a splatter screen on top of the skillet to reduce any mess.
Continue Cooking The Cod
Flip fillets back over to the original side cooked (it should have the best color). Place 1 Tablespoon of the garlic bacon butter mixture on top of each piece of fish.
Immediately put the ovenproof skillet and fish (uncovered) into a preheated 450°F oven. Roast the butter-topped cod in the oven for about 3 minutes, or just until the fish is just cooked through.
Once the fish has finished baking, remove the hot skillet with the roast cod from oven.
Add any leftover garlic bacon butter to the hot skillet. It will melt, and then you can spoon the sauce over the roast cod when serving, for extra flavor!
Enjoy Roast Cod With Garlic Bacon Butter
The roast cod was served hot, with a green salad and some garden peas on the side. Ooh, the garlic bacon butter topping on the roast cod gave so much FLAVOR to the fish!
My husband and I absolutely LOVED our dinner! The pan-seared, roast cod was cooked perfectly, flaked easily, and tasted incredible, thanks to that yummy garlic bacon sauce!
TIP: When serving, if you want to “garnish” the fish more, you can add a couple slices of lemon to “pretty it up”. This is completely “optional”, but it would add another pop of color to the dish!
It really was easy to make this roast cod with bacon garlic butter! Hope you will consider making this delicious seafood dish for yourself and for those you love.
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- Beer Battered Fish & Chips
- Chili, Lime & Cumin Cod
- Parmesan Crust Baked Cod
- Cod with Hoisin Glaze
- Lemon Piccata Cod
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Recipe Adapted From: Alfred Portale, for Coastal Living, Gotham Bar and Grill, New York City, at https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roast-cod-with-garlic-butter
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Roast Cod with Garlic Bacon Butter is pan-seared, then finished in the oven! The seasoned butter topped fish tastes amazing, and is ready in under 20 minutes!
- 1/4 cup butter , softened
- 1 large garlic clove , peeled and minced
- 1½ Tablespoons flat leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons minced shallots
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 slice bacon , cooked till crispy, crumbled
- 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice , fresh squeezed
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt , to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper , to taste
- 4 7 ounce pieces cod fillets , skinless
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- Lemon wedges (optional garnish)
- Salt & pepper , to lightly season fish
Place the ingredients in a small bowl (softened butter, flat leaf parsley, garlic, shallots, Dijon mustard, crisp, cooked and crumbled bacon, flour, salt and pepper. Stir to combine ingredients well. Once combined, add fresh squeezed lemon juice. Mix butter once again to incorporate juice, then set aside.
Preheat oven to 450°F. Lightly season skinless cod fillets with salt and pepper.
Heat canola (or vegetable oil) on medium high heat in a deep, large OVENPROOF skillet. Once oil is very hot (but not smoking), add the fish. Cook the cod fillets for 4 minutes without disturbing. After 4 minutes, carefully turn fillets over with a spatula. Cook cod fillets for 1 more minute. TIP: The oils in the skillet may pop quite a bit, so you may find it helpful to use a splatter screen on top of the skillet to reduce any mess.
Turn fillets back over to the original side cooked. Place a Tablespoon of garlic bacon butter mixture on top of each piece. Immediately put ovenproof skillet with fish (uncovered) into a preheated 450°F oven. Roast cod in oven for 3 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through. Remove skillet from oven. Add any leftover garlic bacon butter to the hot skillet. It will melt, and you can spoon the sauce over the roast cod when serving, for extra flavor! Enjoy!
NOTES: If you wish to use proscuitto instead of bacon, use 1½ Tablespoons minced proscuitto (no need to cook).
Here’s one more to pin on your Pinterest boards! 