BEST EVER BAKED FISH (super easy too!)

[sweetiepie]

I baked some fish last night and it was the BEST ever, so I wanted to share the recipe with you all here. this is what I did.

I took 5 cod fillets (frozen) out of the bag, thawed them completely (took a couple of hours, although you could easily use fresh fish too), then wicked out the excess moisture with paper towel. Then I sprayed a cake pan with oil, layed down 5 thin slices of lemon (one for each piece), then layed the fish on top of each slice of lemon. then I poured heavy whipping cream on top of each piece of fish. (about a cup total). Then I sprinkled each pieace of fish with some fresh grated parmesan (about 1-2 T. each piece) and a bit of salt. Then put it in a 375 oven for about 30-40 minutes. (depending on the thickness of your fish and how brown you want it to get). THAT'S IT!! It was the best fish I have ever had in my life!!!

I would imagine you could do all kinds of variations on the fish (and ingredients) as long as it was a fairly mild fish that you like. I also thought it might be good and very pretty too, to sprinkle with some chopped almonds and fresh herbs just before serving. I could see this being a special meal for company too! AND SOOO EASY!

ENJOY!!! :p

[kmarie1351]

That sounds soooo good. I'm going to try it tonight!

[garrison]

Carb count for this BEST EVER BAKED FISH

5 Cod Fillets - 0 Carbs
1 Cup heavy whipping cream - 7 Carbs (I assumed you meant one fluid cup of heavy whipping cream, right?)
1/2 Lemon (5 thin slices) - 2 Carbs
1 Cup Parmesan cheese - 4 Carbs
Dash of Salt - 0 Carbs

The ENTIRE dish is 13 Carbs! That's great! (I rounded all carbs counts up to the next highest number, and I also over-estimated on the parmesan cheese because a lot of people go heavy on cheese.)

But most people will only eat one or two fillets (depending on the size of the fillet, of course)...so that would end up at 2.6 per fillet!! I would imagine that the count will actually end up being LESS because some of that cream will drain off the cod.

That's not bad at all for a VERY tasty meal!! Thanks for posting this one!

[garrison]

...I wonder if this recipe would be good over chicken?

[committed]

Hi. I found out about the lc forum when a friend told me about the best ever baked chicken. I just had to drop a line here to concur: it is fantastic. Before LCing, I grazed my way through life, cooking almost nothing. But I am really cooking now and eating much more yummy food than ever I ate before. I have so many good LC recipes that I resist going out.

Just got back from two day business trip. All day long I kept promising myself this baked fish. Doesn't it feel great when we feed ourselves something yummy? And it is such a relief to know what to eat. I find it easy to avoid starchy foods because now I know not just what I can't eat but what I can. Before, when trying to lose weight, what I ate didn't always add up to weight loss or health . . . just confusion.

I am definitely going to try this recipe with chicken only I will put a slice of lemon on top of each piece as well as one underneath each piece. As far as the carbs go, I think I get a lot less carbs than someone figured above. I don't eat all the lemon, I use only a few tablespoons of cream . . . but I also bake in small quantities because I live alone: half pound of fish, few tablespoons cream and I think I actually consume a tablespoon of lemon juice. I don't even use a tablespoon of parmesan: I can go way overboard with cheese but parmesan, in my mind, is more of a flavoring and I use it as such.

This recipe is so good. Thanks for posting it and leading me to this forum.

[Karen]

As far as the carbs go, I think I get a lot less carbs than someone figured above.

It's a great looking recipe and at 2.6 grams per piece of fish, the carb count is very good indeed.

Karen

[Beanie]

This sounds really great and I can't wait to try it. I love fish--but I must admit that I have NEVER cooked any myself for fear of messing it up. This sounds like something I can do! Thanks!

I just want to mention that I do this same kind of thing with pork (minus the lemon). I am a graduate student and so I often buy cheap packages of boneless pork. Then I salt and pepper them (LOTS of pepper) and then put them in a casserole dish with heavy cream. Be sure there is cream underneath the pork as well so it won't stick. Then I cover with foil and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. then flip over the pork and bake another 20 minutes or so. The cream curdles and makes a kind of gravy which is really yummy from the salt and pepper. And because the pork was cooked in moisture, it is pretty moist--even the cheap cuts that I buy! Last time I cooked this I added sliced mushrooms. I had to add a lot more cream but it turned out pretty well!

Thanks again for the fish recipe. I would have never thought of this!

[evil elder]

2/26/93

EXCELLENT FISH!

Just made it, and my wife and I love it.
Thank you so much, cant wait to make more...

Evil Elder

[UAGirl]

I don't think I've ever seen frozen filets.

But I'd like to get some!! Great idea. I make a sauce similar to that for my chicken and broccoli. :)

Thanks for the post!!

[snverge]

:wave: Hi everyone! I'm pretty new at this...three days new to be exect and I havn't read any book or anything yet. The fish recipe sounds excellent and I going to make it tomorrow. I have a growing family to feed, but I don't want to grow with them anymore!! Is there any side dishes anyone could recommend to go with this or should I just eat the fish and leave the sidedishes for my family. I've just always grown up with always having my meat , veggie, and a starch(potatoes, rice, etc..). I'm having a hard time replacing the starch...should I have more veggies????Is there any kind of pasta I can have??? :confused:

[pegm]

snverge,

I know what you mean about growing up with the meat, starch and veggie! Now, though, we just serve two veggies instead of a starch and a veggie. Or, sometimes we'll have a vegetable soup or a salad for starters, then a veggie or two with the meat. Also for variety we might add cheese to the broccoli or cauliflower, try different seasonings, etc.

There are lots of good recipes both on this forum and if you do an internet search for low carb recipes. We've had 'macaroni & cheese' made with tofu instead of macaroni. I was a bit leary of that one, but even my 9 year old loved it! We also try new veggies that we might never have thought of before for variety -- bok choy, turnips, spinach, zuchinni, peppers, etc. so we don't get bored.

Just be sure that the veggie or ingredients are acceptable for your level and be sure to count all of the carbs.

Hope this helps.

Peg

[slack32]

Do you think it would work over salmon?????

[snverge]

Thanx for the help pegm :thup:
I've never tried tofu before but I think I will give it a try. My husband is a real meat and potatoes kinda guy so maybe I won't make it for him just yet. Although he could probably use it himself. I really like turnip cut matchstick like and fried in butter until it's tender.

Also I have a whole salmon in my fridge right now so I also wonder if I fileted it, if I could use this yummy recipe.

Thanx again :D

[Norma June]

This sounds great ... but for one small glinch. I hate fish! I know I should eat it (omega3 and all) so can anyone tell me if this would work with one of the milder tasting fishes like halibut or whitefish? Somebody go try it and let me know please ... "cluck, cluck" says Norma June the chicken. :help:

[Glenda]

Tried this for dinner tonight and it was wonderful. Thank you so much for this great recipe. We aren't big fish people, but this was so good.

Glenda

[Leigh b]

Hello
I am going to try this recipe. As I am just making it for me, do you know if I can freeze the left overs? I would use fresh fish.
Not sure if you can freeze cream. Thanks Leigh :)

[itsallgood]

I do a variation on this using sour cream over the fish and then I sprinkle chopped chives. Make sure you get as much moisture patted off the fish as possible. I will have to try the whipping cream as that sounds a little lighter in carbs!

[Annah]

This WAS the best tasting recipe I had ever tasted. My family loved it! Thank You!!

[faeriegirl]

I tried this recipe tonight, and it was fantastic! I used fresh salmon fillets instead, but it was sooooo yummy! I think next time i might through in a bit of minced garlic too :) Thanks for the recipe! :)

[nana]

Hi, I'm new to this forum, but have been reading posts for about a week and have learned so much.

I also have a variation on this recipe that is in the Taste Of Oregon cookbook made with Halibut.

1 1/2 lbs halibut (about 1/2" thick); salt and pepper; 1 small onion; 1/3 cube butter; juice of 1/2 lemon; 1/4 - 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/3 - 1/2 cup grated medium sharp cheddar cheese.

Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper, place in baking dish. Slice onion and spearate into rings: arrange over halibut. In saucepan melt butter and add lemon juice and sour cream. Blend and pour sauce over fish in baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 350 for 35 min. Serves 4-6.

Awesome! Sorry I do not know the carb count and since I'm so new to this I haven't checked out the other sites yet to get a calculation.

[gracecame]

Do you think it would be just as good substituting sour cream for the heavy cream?

[nana]

Possibly, I never thought of it and the flavors mix so well together, try it and let me know.

JoAnn

[lcon109]

This was wonderful!! My husband and I had this tonight for dinner and we're looking forward to having it again real soon!

It was so easy and so tasty!!

Thank you!!


Lisa

[33lbs]

Sweetiepie I am new to this board. I just want you to know that I really enjoyed your Fish recipe. I felt like I was having elegant dining at a fabulous restaurant. Have a great day. Loretta

[MTEcho]

OK, I tried the recipe, only with a salmon steak. It was absolutely the best fish I ever tasted!!! The whole family was impressed! Thank you for the great recipe!!

Echo

[missymagoo]

i am going to try this one. sue

[Glenda]

My whole family loves this recipe, and none of us really like fish!!!! But this one is a winner. I sometimes use orange slices, and I sometimes do this with chicken instead of fish. Either way is good.

Glenda

[picaboo]

.......its sound so yammy...thanks

[kath310]

I made this last night with ocean perch (what I had on hand) and it was SOOOO GOOD!!! :yum:

Thank you for posting this easy and delish recipe! Definitely will be making this again!!

[Carina8]

I'm so excited.. I only have 1 fish recipie that I like... fish is back on my grocery list to try this!!

:rheart:
Carina

[Paris]

This looks awesome! And I have some mahi mahi that is calling out for something like this. :D

[Bread Who?]

wow, i'm not usually a fish fan, but i tried this and it was terrific!! thanks!

[Archie]

This is very similar to chicken parm only with it you soak the chicken in the mixture (I leave it overnight) and you can put a couple of eggs in as well. I also experiment with other things added into the coating such as ground flax, almond meal, etc.
I'm now looking very forward to trying it with fish!

[pianofritz]

:wave: Hi everyone! I'm pretty new at this...three days new to be exect and I havn't read any book or anything yet. The fish recipe sounds excellent and I going to make it tomorrow. I have a growing family to feed, but I don't want to grow with them anymore!! Is there any side dishes anyone could recommend to go with this or should I just eat the fish and leave the sidedishes for my family. I've just always grown up with always having my meat , veggie, and a starch(potatoes, rice, etc..). I'm having a hard time replacing the starch...should I have more veggies????Is there any kind of pasta I can have??? :confused:

We live in North Carolina, about 12 miles from Hendersonville. Ingles Food store is a little bit more expensive than Walmart but they carry some low carb items that Walmart does not have. The item is "Shirtake Noodles" and it comes in two kinds - the ones that look like macaroni and the others that look like fettucini.

CAUTION! These are made from tofu and have very little carbs but unless you follow the directions the odor of fermenting bean curd is not too pleasant.
Rinsing the noodles thoroughly, patting them dry in a couple of paper towels then rinsing again followed by another drying sessions helps. Then you need to put the noodles into a bowl and into the microwave for one minute followed by another drying session. At that point the noodles have very little odor to them and go well with any type of low carb gravy you might want to use.

[Xephyr]

Im making this for dinner tonight. Will update later in the day. Thanks!

[nwwaterboy]

Can anyone tell me if a person could cook this beforehand and then zap it later in the microwave? I know microwaving fish sometimes doesn't make the best results but I'm wanting to cook stuff beforehand so I can just zap things when I get home from work.

[Stardust]

I made this tonight and it was yummy!