Baked Rockfish Almondine
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Need a quick and easy week night dinner? This sheet pan Baked Rockfish Almondine is one to add to your dinner rotation. A sauce of butter, lemon juice, slivered almonds and chopped parsley get spooned on top of the rockfish before it’s baked. It’s my spin on the traditional filet of Sole Almondine.
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I love seafood and this Alaska rockfish is perfect for my Baked Rockfish Almondine. This is all done on a sheet pan and bakes in 20 minutes, the same amount of time to steam your rice to serve it on. Easy, right?!
Alaska offers a wide variety of whitefish species for every taste, budget and cooking technique. Each species is harvested seasonally and is also available frozen year-round.
There are so many different white fish options other than filet of sole. This rockfish is a perfect example, and the freshness shines through with this simple and delicious sauce comprised of butter, lemon juice, slivered almonds and chopped parsley.
What is Rockfish?
Rockfish has a tender, meaty, texture, is mild in flavor and is great with different rubs, marinades and sauces. Other Alaska whitefish options are halibut, sablefish, cod, pollock and of course sole or flounder as it’s often times named.
I simply line a baking sheet with parchment paper, scatter some cleaned and trimmed asparagus and lemon slices on top.
The seasoned rockfish gets laid on top. I melt some butter in a sauté pan, add the lemon juice, slivered almonds and chopped parsley. Cook for 3-4 minutes and get the rice steaming.
The sauce is poured over each piece of rockfish and in the oven it goes to bake for 10 minutes covered and 10 minutes uncovered. That’s it!
A scoop of the steamed rice goes down on a plate, the golden brown butter glazed rockfish goes on top and the lemons and asparagus, or any other vegetable you prefer, is served alongside it.
A simply delicious, healthy seafood dinner in under 30 minutes with minimal clean up. Can’t beat that. Enjoy!
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Baked Rockfish Almondine
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Start to steam your rice of choice.
- Trim the tougher ends of the asparagus off and discard. Spread the asparagus evenly on top of the parchment paper. Slice 2 of the lemons and spread evenly on top of the asparagus. Set aside.
- Rinse the Alaska rockfish and pat dry with a paper towel. Season both sides with kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. Lay the Alaska rockfish evenly across the lemon slices.
- In a small sauté pan melt the butter. Add the almonds, juice from remaining lemon and parsley. Sauté for 3-4 minutes. Carefully spoon over each Alaska rockfish filet.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 10 minutes, then uncover and bake another 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Serve over steamed rice along with the cooked asparagus and lemon.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Delish I didn’t change a thing
Thanks Emma, so glad you enjoyed this one!
Where does your estimate of 27 g carbs in the dish comes from? I love your recipe and my wife is on keto. We have calculated the by individual items and your are way off unless I am missing something.
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. I’d love to see your numbers and why it might be off. Some people see this is for 4 people, but I think it is suited towards 2-3 myself. It is up to you how much per person.
This recipe is a staple in our house. So very, very tasty. We make it per the recipe, but many times swap out the asparagus for zucchini: 2 medium zucchini, slice off the ends and then quarter into long spears. Place skin side down on parchment. Sprinkle with salt, garlic powder & dill. Then follow the rest of Kevin’s recipe. Zucchini cooks perfectly, with a very slight crunch but not mushy. Yum!
So happy you’re enjoying this one Nancy, thanks!
Looking forward to trying this, but wondering if there’s a mistake in the recipe? It says to use one and a half pounds of fish for two servings? Seems like a lot. Just wondering if this is actually 4 servings. I want to make sure I use the correct proportions for the sauce. Thanks!
The two of us had no problem eating this (2 filets each), and I feel 4 would be too small a portion. The sauce was fantastic spoon over fish and rice.
Although very tasty, the rockfish itself was not tender or flaky at all. It was thoroughly thawed and I followed your directions exactly. Any advice for the next time?
Maybe you could ask your butcher where you purchased the rock fish? I’ve never had any issues like that Bonnie. Maybe depending on the thickness more time baking it? Let me know!
It was Wild Alaska rockfish!
I wish I had an answer for you on this one. My only suggestion would be a little more time cooking. Undercooked fish resists flaking and is typically translucent. If your fish is undercooked, just continue cooking it until it’s done. Remember though, fish cooks fast, so check it often.
Thanks Kevin
I know this was 9 months ago but you NEVER want to cook fish until it’s done. Ever! You always slightly undercook any light such as fish or shellfish because the tender texture of the fish continues to cook after you remove it from the heat. If you wait until it’s done, by the time you plate it, you will have fish that is dry and overcooked. Whether it is lobster or rockfish, you don’t want dry tough meat.
What a find! A fabulous dish. Beautiful presentation, easy to make, great texture and flavor. Made over bok choy added fresh garlic and a dash of cayenne. Served over brown basmati rice. Lovely and easy. This is a winner.
I am glad you found my recipe! That sounds great over basmati rice! I am going to have to give it a try!