Spanish name: Pez Brujo en Mantequilla de limon y alcaparras
Preparation time: 30 minutes.
Servings: 4 to 6.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 2 speckled scorpionfish fillets (about 2 1Ž2 lbs) – can also use halibut or sea bass
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 shallot (chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1/2 cup of white wine
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 lemon (zest and juice)
- 2 tablespoons dill or parsley (chopped)
Preparation Method:
- Heat the oil and melt the butter in a pan.
- Season the scorpionfish with salt and pepper.
- Add the fish to the pan and cook until lightly golden brown on both sides, about 3-5 minutes per side.
- Set the fish aside.
- Add the shallots to the pan and sauté until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the white wine and deglaze the pan.
- Simmer to reduce the sauce a bit.
- Turn off the heat and add the capers, butter, lemon and dill or parsley.
Serve the fish over a bed of fettuccine pasta with a little olive oil. And top the fish with the Lemmon butter and capers sauce.
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