Italian style basa fillet with lemon and olives

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Today’s recipe is an Italian style basa fillet with lemon and olives: an incredibly quick recipe that will satisfy your tastebuds!

I cooked basa fillets in this videorecipe, but you can really choose any sort of white fish fillets, like cod for example. I used basa because it’s very easy for me to find good quality basa fillets where I live – sometimes you have to be a bit creative with your cooking based on the availability of the best ingredients you can find around where you live.

I flour the basa fillets and then gently fry them, adding some lemon zest, the juice of my lemon and then some Kalamata black olives that give the extra kick! This dish is sooo easy to cook but also VERY VERY TASTY! You’ll love it.

Enjoy your meal!

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Italian style basa fillet with lemon and olives

Today's recipe is an Italian style basa fillet with lemon and olives: an incredibly quick recipe that will satisfy your tastebuds!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Indicative Cost: $12
Complexity: Easy

Equipment

  • zest peeler
  • Pan

Ingredients

  • 4 basa fillets white fish
  • 1 lemon
  • garlic
  • parsley
  • 1 glass of white wine
  • 50 gr flour
  • 80 gr kalamata olives pitted
  • olive oil extra-virgin
  • salt and pepper
Metric - US Customary

Procedure

  • Heat some extra-virgin olive oil in a pan with some garlic cloves and the parsley stems;
  • Flour the basa fillets and let them fry both sides for 2-3 minutes;
  • Pour the white wine in the pan and let it evaporate;
  • Add salt, pepper and the zest of 1 lemon;
  • Squeeze the lemon juice and let it cook for a minute or 2;
  • Add the black olives in the last minute of cooking time;
  • Serve immediately;
  • ENJOY!

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Italian Food Boss Special Tip

Make sure the lemon you use is REALLY juicy and preferably organic!!!
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Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts
Italian style basa fillet with lemon and olives
Amount Per Serving
Calories 270 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 73mg24%
Sodium 407mg18%
Potassium 795mg23%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 32g64%
Vitamin A 147IU3%
Vitamin C 16mg19%
Calcium 50mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet. Values are not medical advice, to be used as reference only!

Other Info

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
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4 thoughts on “Italian style basa fillet with lemon and olives”

  1. Stephen J

    This recipe sounds delicious, but I can’t believe the calories are really 974 per portion. Is this a typo because that seems widely out for a recipe that consists of a fish fillet, lemon and olives?

    1. Italian Food Boss

      Hi, thanks a lot for your comment! Yes, it was a mistake!! Apologies and very well spotted! There was a manual error in entering the number of basa fillets based on which to calculate the nutritional values. I have an API to a professional service that calculates all the information based on the input of the ingredients.
      Sorry for the mistake and, again, thanks for highlighting it to me. All fixed now, and glad you enjoy the recipe!
      Ciao – Italian Food Boss

  2. Terry D.

    5 stars
    This recipe was amazing and yet so simple!! It’s a home run at our house.
    Bravo 👏
    I am not that keen on fish, but this recipe has changed my opinion and I will be making it again next week. Thank you so very much for sharing this recipe.
    Grazie dal Canada per il miglior pesce che ho avuto da molto tempo .

    1. Italian Food Boss

      Thank you for your comment Terry! I have many fish recipes, hope you can find more that you like! Ciao!!

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