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Large brown cooked fish fillet with green garnish on white plate.

Plaice Fish Recipe

Judith Coates
A perfect recipe for white fish like plaice, flounder, halibut, and sole, to make an easy, quick lunch or dinner.
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Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine French
Servings 2

Ingredients

  • 2 fish fillet large fillet, per person, plaice, sole, flounder or halibut
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon parsley Italian or flat, chopped
  • ¼ cup seasoned flour for dusting/dredging fish

Instructions
 

  • Wipe and dry the fish fillets.
  • Dip the fish in the seasoned flour and cover lightly.
  • Heat the 1 tablespoon butter and oil in a heavy-bottomed pan.
  • When the butter is foaming turn the heat down and put the fish in the pan.
  • Cook for about 3 minutes then turn the fish over and cook the other side until golden brown 3-5 minutes. (Fish is cooked when it easily flakes with a fork.)
  • Put the fish on a hot dish, drizzle with lemon juice, and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
  • At this stage quickly wipe out the pan add 1 tablespoon butter to the hot pan and heat until it turns brown.
  • Quickly pour over the fish and serve!

Notes

How To Make Seasoned Flour For Fish
Place all ingredients in a bowl, and combine with a whisk to ensure even distribution of all the flavors. Store in an airtight container. Herbs can make a dish truly special! Learn more from my French Herbs Capture The Flavor. Add and omit any item in the list that you like.
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (or a flour of your choice, such as rice flour, or a combination of wheat, rice, potato, or corn flour; or make it vegan with a flour blend replacement)
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon crushed celery seed
  • 1 tablespoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons dry mustard
  • 4 tablespoons paprika
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
  • ¼ cayenne pepper

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Nutrition

Calories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 1517mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 535IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 10mg
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