Perfect Oven Baked Recipe For Cod Fillet With Shrimp Cream Sauce
This Perfect Oven Baked Recipe For Cod Fillet In Shrimp and Mushroom Sauce is such a delicious way to serve up fish for dinner! The tender cod fillets, cooked to perfection, are baked in a light but extremely tasty sauce with chunks of tender shrimp and fresh mushrooms.
Servings: 6
Calories: 320kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds cod fillets
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced
- ½ onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1½ cups shrimp peeled with tail removed, chopped
- 3 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoon flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese
- 1½ cups milk
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice optional
Instructions
Directions For Cod Fillet
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Place cod fillets in the baking dish. Sprinkle salt and pepper on each fillet.
- Bake, covered, for 15 minutes.
Directions For Shrimp and Mushroom Sauce
- In a large frying pan, saute 1.5 cups of shrimp with ½ onion and 3 cloves of garlic in 1 tablespoon of olive oil for about 5 minutes. Continue to cook until the shrimp turns pink.
- Add 1 cup of sliced mushrooms to the shrimp mixture and sautee for 3-4 minutes.
- In a separate pan, melt 3 tablespoon of butter or margarine over medium-low heat. Add in 3 tablespoon of flour. Whisk together until smooth.
- Add ½ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon paprika, and 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese to butter and milk mixture.
- Whisk steadily and pour in 1.5 cups of milk. Continue to heat until the mixture begins to thicken.
- If you would like a little bit of lemon flavor to your sauce, add 2 tablespoon of lemon juice. HOWEVER, this may make your milk curdle. If this happens, not to worry; pour the sauce mixture into a blender and blend it up. Done! Add it back to the pot.
- Add sauce to the mushroom and shrimp mixture. Mix well.
- Pour over fish, and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Fish will be done when it flakes with a fork. Thick fillets will take longer to cook. The internal temperature of the fish should be 145 F with a meat thermometer.
- Serve with extra sauce spooned over the fish. Enjoy!
Notes
- To prevent curdling when adding the lemon juice to milk, temper the milk by adding a small amount of lemon juice to it first, then add the rest.
- Use freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano for the best flavor.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh parsley or fresh dill before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1grams | Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 736mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g
