Baked Orange Roughy for Ash Wednesday

Happy Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lenten season!  So it begins, some sacrifices, goals, and spiritual soul searching.  What will you be giving up (or dedicated to doing) for the next 40 days?

Tonight is the first of "no meat" meals, so I'm sure some type of seafood or fish will be served up at home this evening.  I tried this Orange Roughy out a few weeks ago.  Oh my goodness was this wonderful!  In my (50+) years, I have never had this type of fish.  I have been missing out on such great meals.  I was surprised that it was not "fishy" tasting at all, more of a sweet like crab flavor...and I am loving this recipe for preparing it.

Baked Orange Roughy

Adapted from Epicurious.com

4 orange roughy fillets

4 Tbl olive oil

garlic powder to taste

4 Tbl butter

paprika to taste

capers

salt and pepper to taste

1 Tbl freshly chopped parsley

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Rinse fillets in water, pat dry with paper towels, and set aside.

Melt butter in a small saucepan.  Add garlic powder and olive oil.

Spray a glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Sprinkle both sides of fish with salt and pepper.  Lay fish fillets in the dish.

Pour garlic-oil butter mixture over the fillets.

Sprinkle with paprika, capers, and parsley.

Bake approximately 25 minutes until fish is flaky.  

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