Baked Fish Recipe for Kids | America's Test Kitchen Kids

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Lemon, herbs, and butter flavor this fancy fish dinner.

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Gather Cooking Equipment

Measuring spoons
Rasp grater
Chef's knife
Cutting board
Aluminum foil
Small bowl
Spoon
Rimmed baking sheet
Instant-read thermometer
Oven mitts
Cooling rack
4 serving plates

Prepare Ingredients

1 teaspoon

fresh thyme leaves

½ teaspoon

grated lemon zest, plus lemon wedges for serving

½ teaspoon

salt

⅛ teaspoon

pepper

4

(6-ounce) skinless cod fillets, 1 to 1½ inches thick

4 tablespoons

unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces

Start Cooking!

1

HEAT AND CUT: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Cut 4 large pieces of aluminum foil.

2

1 teaspoon

fresh thyme leaves

½ teaspoon

grated lemon zest

½ teaspoon

salt

⅛ teaspoon

pepper

4

(6-ounce) skinless cod fillets, 1 to 1½ inches thick

4 tablespoons

unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces

ASSEMBLE: Add thyme, lemon zest, salt, and pepper to bowl and stir with spoon to combine. Place 1 fillet on 1 side of each piece of foil. Sprinkle thyme mixture evenly over fillets and top with butter.

3

SEAL: Fold empty side of foil over cod. Fold up edges of foil and pinch together to create sealed packet. Transfer packets to baking sheet.

4

Lemon wedges, for serving

BAKE: Bake until cod registers 140 degrees, 12 to 15 minutes. Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from oven. Transfer packets to plates and carefully open. Serve with lemon wedges.