How To Cook A Fish Fillet In The Oven

An oven-cooked fish fillet is fast food.

Image Credit: gbh007/iStock/Getty Images Fresh or frozen, breaded or coated with batter, a fish fillet makes for a quick meal. The most common species of fish for filleting is white fish – cod, sole, sea bass, flounder and haddock – or any other fish that cooks to a flaky white. Cooking styles for preparing fish fillets are a matter of preference. While grilling and pan-frying are possible, oven baking takes the least effort. Simply pop the fish fillets in, and the oven does the work.

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Step 1

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a baking tray or baking dish with cooking spray, butter or olive oil.

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Step 2

Arrange individual fish fillets on the baking tray in a single layer. Do not allow the fish fillets to overlap one another.

Step 3

Slide the baking sheet into the oven and cook for 10 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Test one of the fish fillets with a fork before removing the tray from the oven. If it flakes apart when you break it with the fork, cooking is complete.

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Things You'll Need

Baking tray or baking dish Cooking spray, butter or olive oil Fork Tip Drizzle melted butter over the fish fillets 5 minutes before removal to increase flavor. For added taste, add salt, pepper, lemon juice or other seasoning to the fish fillets prior to cooking. Make cleanup a snap by lining the baking tray or baking dish with a piece of aluminum foil. Grease the foil just as you would the bottom of the tray or dish. Warning Do not undercook the fish fillets. If the fish fillets have a rubbery texture during the fork test or resist flaking, continue cooking and test every 10 minutes.

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  references & resources
  
      “Cooking Light”; Easy Baked Fish Fillets; October 1999
    
      Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Fish Recipes
    
      Steak and Seafood: Cooking Guide
    
      Dummies.com: Filleting Your Fish
    
      NOAA Seafood Inspection Program: United States Standards for Grades of Fish Fillets
    
      The Evening Inn Company: Buying and Cooking Fish and Shellfish
       




  references & resources
  
      “Cooking Light”; Easy Baked Fish Fillets; October 1999
    
      Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Fish Recipes
    
      Steak and Seafood: Cooking Guide
    
      Dummies.com: Filleting Your Fish
    
      NOAA Seafood Inspection Program: United States Standards for Grades of Fish Fillets
    
      The Evening Inn Company: Buying and Cooking Fish and Shellfish
    




An oven-cooked fish fillet is fast food.

Image Credit: gbh007/iStock/Getty Images

Image Credit: gbh007/iStock/Getty Images

• Baking tray or baking dish
• Cooking spray, butter or olive oil
• Fork

Drizzle melted butter over the fish fillets 5 minutes before removal to increase flavor. For added taste, add salt, pepper, lemon juice or other seasoning to the fish fillets prior to cooking. Make cleanup a snap by lining the baking tray or baking dish with a piece of aluminum foil. Grease the foil just as you would the bottom of the tray or dish.

Do not undercook the fish fillets. If the fish fillets have a rubbery texture during the fork test or resist flaking, continue cooking and test every 10 minutes.

      “Cooking Light”; Easy Baked Fish Fillets; October 1999
    
      Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Fish Recipes
    
      Steak and Seafood: Cooking Guide
    
      Dummies.com: Filleting Your Fish
    
      NOAA Seafood Inspection Program: United States Standards for Grades of Fish Fillets
    
      The Evening Inn Company: Buying and Cooking Fish and Shellfish