Name: Fish with lemon and capers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 x 150g skinned and boned fish fillets; 25 gram butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; juice and finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon capers, drained; seared lemon halves, to garnish

Fish with lemon and capers

Fish and chips gets a healthy make over with this fish with lemon and capers recipe. Lightly coated and fried, this dish is delicious served with lemon wedges and kumara chips

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

This recipe first appeared in Food magazine issue 84.

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Ingredients

1/3 cup flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper

4 x 150g skinned and boned fish fillets

25 gram butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

juice and finely grated zest of 1 lemon

1 tablespoon capers, drained

seared lemon halves, to garnish

Method

1.Place the seasoned flour in a plastic bag. Add the fish fillets one at a time, shaking gently to coat with the flour.

2.Heat a large frypan over a medium-high heat. Add the butter and olive oil. When the butter has melted add the fish fillets, cooking for about 2 minutes before turning and cooking for several more minutes until the flesh is just opaque.

3.Remove from the pan to a serving dish, drizzle with the lemon juice and scatter with the zest and capers. Serve warm garnished with seared lemon halves .