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Drizzling sage butter sauce over fried cod.

Crispy Fish with Sage Butter Sauce Recipe

Crispy white fish with a delectable sage butter sauce drizzled over the top.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 7 mins
Total Time 17 mins
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine American
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 486 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 pound cod fillets 4 pieces
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups panko bread crumbs
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 8 sage leaves

Instructions
 

  • Rinse and pat dry the cod fillets. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
  • Set up an assembly line. Place the flour in one bowl. Beat the eggs in another bowl and place the bread crumbs in the third bowl.
  • Dredge a piece of fish into the flour then the egg and then press into the bread crumbs. Repeat until all fish are coated.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Drop a piece of panko bread crumbs into the oil and if it sizzles the oil is hot enough. Cook fish 5 - 7 minutes or until golden brown on each side.
  • While fish is cooking, melt butter over low heat. Once butter is melted add sage leaves. Continue to cook until sage leaves brown slightly. Low heat is the key here, you want to be careful not to burn the butter.
  • Once fish is cooked through, transfer to a plate and spoon sage butter over the top. Serve.

Notes

I used  cod fillets for this because I usually have them on hand. You can use whatever white fish you prefer. When I originally had this at a restaurant in Italy it was perch. 
Use unsalted butter so that you can control the salt content of the dish. I find if I use salted butter the final dish is too salty. 
Nutrition information for estimation purposes only. 

Nutrition

Calories: 486kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 38gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 157mgSodium: 359mgPotassium: 821mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 212IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 114mgIron: 3mg
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Keywords: butter, cod, fish, italian food, sage, sage butter, seafood