Lemon Sole with Brown Butter

I am still on my quest to cook more fish. Years ago I tried a Delia recipe of skate in black butter with capers which was very good but with skate not being fished responsibly these days and with he who doesn't really like fish wincing at the mention of skate, I found a lemon sole recipe.

1 lemon sole fillet per person ( not teaching granny so suck eggs, just being helpful)

- Place a large frying pan over a medium heat and add about 20 g of unsalted butter
- While the butter is melting season a plate of flour with salt and pepper and dip skinless lemon sole fillets in until well coated on both sides. Shake any excess flour from fish
- Once the butter is sizzling add 2 fillets and cook for 30 seconds on both sides. If you are doing more than 2 fillets of place the first 2 on a warm plate and cover with foil to keep warm, wipe pan and repeat process
- When all fish is cooked wipe out the pan and add about 40g of butter and cook for about 30 seconds or until butter is a medium golden brown colour. Add the parsley and stir for a couple of seconds then pour over the fish

- Squeeze some fresh lemon juice over to serve

Time taken      10 mins

Effort     1/5

End result     3.5/5

I did prefer the Delia recipe as I really enjoy the taste and texture of skate, lemon sole is a far more delicate fish. Also love capers and used the salted rather than oiled.

This recipe was from - 'home cooking made easy' tv programme by Lorraine Pascal