Fish with Orange & Cinnamon Sauce
You can choose any white fish for this delicious recipe, with a preference for fish with thicker fillets, including cod, sea bass, red snapper or halibut. Infused with Limoneira® orange and spice, it becomes a tasty sensation. Best of all, it’s not difficult to make.
Ingredients
Fish
- 2 pounds fish fillets
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Limoneira® orange zest & juice
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 Limoneira® orange zest & juice
- 1/4 teaspoon red chilli pepper flakes
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
Fish
- Preheat the oven to 400°F, and lightly oil a baking dish.
- Sprinkle the fish fillets lightly with salt and pepper and place in the dish in a single layer.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a small saucepan, and saute the garlic until fragrant, or about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Stir in the orange juice, and drizzle over the fish.
- Sprinkle with orange zest, and bake in the oven for about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets. They should flake easily with a fork.
Sauce
- Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter in a small suacepan and saute the garlic for 3 minutes or so.
- Stir in the orange juice and zest, cinnamon and chilli pepper flakes, stirring over a medium-low heat for a minute or two.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- When the fish is done, divide between four plates and drizzle with the orange cinnamon sauce.
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