We have been eating more fish and green veggies lately. When I went to Costco yesterday they had some GORGEOUS fresh caught Dover sole that was calling my name. So I found this recipe over at food network and dinner was perfect. I made only a few changes for our liking and what I had on hand.
The term meunière refers to both a sauce and a method of preparation, primarily for fish. The term meunière itself means “miller’s wife”. So to cook something à la meunière is to cook it by first dredging it in flour. A meunière sauce is a simple rustic preparation of brown butter, chopped parsley, and lemon.
SOLE MENUIERE
with BALSAMIC BROWN BUTTER LEMON SAUCE
Total Time: 40 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Yield: 4 servings
4 (6-ounce) sole fillets, skin removed
2 cups milk
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons AVOCADO oil
1 cup flour
Salt, pepper
4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
6 tablespoons butter
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, or to taste
Lemon slices, for garnish
- Soak fillets in milk for 20 minutes. Remove from milk and pat dry.
- Generously season fillets with salt and pepper.
- Heat the avocado oil over a medium high heat.
- Put flour into a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper. Dredge fillets in flour, shaking off any excess flour. Dip the fillets back into the milk and then again into the flour.
- Place fillets in saute pans and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden brown and crispy.
- Transfer fillets from pans to a platter, sprinkle with parsley.
- Wipe the skillet clean and add the butter.
- Heat until the butter begins to brown. Add lemon juice and cook a few minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in balsamic vinegar.
- Pour sauce over fish and serve.
- Garnish with lemon slices.