Asian Glazed Bake Barrimundi

 

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    4 (4 ounce) fillets barramundi (Asian sea bass)

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed.

  Topping

  1 cup dried bread crumbs
  ½ teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
  ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  ½ teaspoon onion powder
  ½ teaspoon lemon zest
  1 pinch dried thyme

• Lemon-Butter-Basil Sauce:

  • 1 cup melted butter
    ¼ cup lemon juice
    ¼ cup white wine
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or to taste

  • 1. 
       

       Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
       Brush fish with olive oil.
       Mix bread crumbs, seafood seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon zest, and thyme together in a bowl. Press fish in bread crumb mixture to coat all sides. Arrange coated fish on a baking sheet.
       Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Flip fish and continue baking until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes more.

    5. Stir butter, lemon juice, white wine, and basil together in a bowl; drizzle over cooked fish.