- serves 4 people
- preparation 10 minutes
- cooking 5 minutes
- difficulty Easy level
Ingredients
- 4 whole baby sole, gutted, cleaned
- salt
- 100 g flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 20 g butter
- 1 lemon, half juiced, half cut into wedges
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
Instructions
Season the fish with salt, then dust with flour.
Heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and half of the butter, and heat until foaming. Pan-fry fish, basting with pan juices, for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown and crisp.
Transfer fish to a serving plate. Add remaining butter to pan and heat until foaming. Add parsley and lemon juice. Spoon lemon-butter mixture over fish. Season with salt and serve with lemon wedges.
Cook’s Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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