French Butter-Fried Fish

Name: French Butter-Fried Fish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 480 g White fish (cut into large pieces, washed and patted dry); 3-4 Potatoes (peeled, sliced thinly, soaked in cold water briefly, drained); 1/2 Lemon (1 sliced, half cut into wedges); 1 tsp Flat-leaf parsley, minced; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Black pepper; 2 tbsp Flour (plain flour); 8 tbsp Butter; 1 tbsp Salad oil

White fish pan-fried in butter, served with golden chips and a wedge of lemon. The light, tangy notes brighten the rich, buttery fish for a refreshing and appetite-whetting finish.

45 min

Easy

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Ingredients

White fish (cut into large pieces, washed and patted dry) 480 g

Potatoes (peeled, sliced thinly, soaked in cold water briefly, drained) 3-4

Lemon (1 sliced, half cut into wedges) 1/2

Flat-leaf parsley, minced 1 tsp

Salt 1/4 tsp

Black pepper 1/4 tsp

Flour (plain flour) 2 tbsp

Butter 8 tbsp

Salad oil 1 tbsp

Instructions

Prepare the potatoes

Peel the potatoes and slice them thinly. Soak in cold water briefly, then drain well.

Fry the potatoes

Heat 6 tbsp of the butter in a pan. Arrange the potato slices in a single layer and fry until cooked through. Cover and cook on high heat for 20 minutes.

Season the fish

Cut the fish into large pieces, wash and pat dry. Toss with salt and pepper, then coat with flour.

Fry the fish

Heat the salad oil in a pan. Add the fish pieces and fry until golden brown and cooked through on both sides. Finally add 2 tbsp butter to enhance the flavor.

Prepare the lemon

Slice 1 lemon and cut the remaining half into wedges.

Plate up

Arrange the potatoes and lemon slices around the edge of the plate. Place the fried fish in the center, add the lemon wedges, and sprinkle with parsley. Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice.