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    Garlic Basil Barramundi Skillet with Tomato Butter Sauce

    Garlic Basil Barramundi Skillet with Tomato Butter Sauce in a pan with a spatula.

    Basil and garlic. Just close your eyes and breathe deep. Isn’t it the best? It’s aromatherapy, summer food style.

    Now listen – a tomato-butter sauce situation bubbling gently on the stove, and yes, thanks for asking, it is as absolutely luscious as it sounds x10. You should know that it’s also studded with white beans a quick pinch of grated parmesan, and served atop tender, flaky, flavorful barramundi (THE ULTIMATE SUSTAINABLE AND TASTY WHITE FISH WHICH WE LOVE).

    Wows. These are seriously exciting food times.

    Hands Holding Garlic Basil Barramundi Skillet with Tomato Butter Sauce in a bowl with a fork.

    Confession About Fish

    I am the kind of person who knows they want to buy more sustainable fish, but doesn’t always know how to do that.

    The Typical Scene: me, standing in front of the seafood freezer at the grocery store, rifling through packages of frozen fish and seafood with a permanent deer-in-the-headlights look. WHAT TO BUY. DON’T UNDERSTAND. MUST GET FOOD IN BELLY NOW.

    This is not ideal and usually leads to an open bag of chips riding home in the front seat of the car which then leads to scrapped dinner plans for said seafood. Which is why now I’m going to tell you how to buy sustainable, delicious fish that will give you the stars in your eyes thing without making you drive to the special-seafood-people store halfway across town, or study a chart, or generally be anything more than a regular person who loves food.

    That’s what barramundi does, friends. And you can find out a whole lot more right here.

    Tomatoes for Barramundi Skillet in a measuring cup with a spoon.

    Okay, Back To The Recipe

    If you guys are digging summer as much as I am, then this has our names written all over it.

    Fresh tomatoes, spicy garlic, delicate green basil, and that pan-fried white fish / barramundi served with the white bean tomato butter sauce that is literally my favorite sauce texture ever. It’s like a tomato butter GRAVY and it is divine.

    You could serve this in a bowl, like I do with 99% of the foods in my life, or you could get fancy and serve it with a green salad and a little bread. The bread? This sauce? The sopping action that would ensue? You would become your own best friend. You would win the hearts of millions. You would probably actually bring about world peace.

    The end.

    Hands Holding a bowl of Garlic Basil Barramundi Skillet with Tomato Butter Sauce.

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    Garlic Basil Barramundi in a skillet with spatula.

    Garlic Basil Barramundi Skillet with Tomato Butter Sauce



    • Author:
      Pinch of Yum

    • Total Time:
      30 minutes

    • Yield:
      34, depending on how much fish you use 1x

    • Diet:
      Gluten Free

    Description

    Garlic Basil Barramundi Skillet with Tomato Butter Sauce! SO YUMMY and super easy, with basic ingredients like garlic, basil, tomatoes, white beans, Parmesan, and white fish. Perfect with a green salad and crusty bread.


    Ingredients


    Scale

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • fresh torn basil and fresh minced parsley
    • generous pinch of salt, freshly cracked pepper
    • 46 tomatoes, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
    • 1 12-ounce can white beans, rinsed and drained
    • 1216 ounces barramundi (or your favorite white fish), thawed
    • 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth
    • 4 tablespoons butter
    • Parmesan cheese for topping


    Instructions

    1. MARINATE TOMATOES AND BEANS: Combine olive oil, garlic, herbs, salt, pepper, tomatoes and their juices, and white beans in a small bowl. Set aside to marinate while cooking the fish (although the longer they marinate, the yummier your sauce will be).
    2. FISH: Heat a quick swish of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Pat the fish dry, season with salt and pepper, and pan-fry on each side for about 4 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
    3. SAUCE: Add the tomato white bean mixture to the skillet and add the butter. Bring to a low simmer – the sauce should start to thicken. Add the chicken broth as needed to thin it out. Season with salt and pepper. When the sauce is velvety and loose enough to evenly coat the back of a spoon, add the fish back in. Spoon the sauce over top of the fish and serve. Goes perfectly with a green salad and crusty bread.

    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Cook Time: 20 mins
    • Category: Dinner
    • Method: Stovetop
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: white fish recipe, barramundi recipe, how to use barramundi, what is barramundi, tomato and basil



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