Lemon Fish (new Zealand)

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 fish fillets (any fish)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
• 1 dash mace
• 2 cups water
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest, grated
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle salt over fish.
• 2 melt butter in a saucepan.
• 3 add onions and saute for 5 minutes.
• 4 add fish and cook until slightly browned, 1-2 minutes.
• 5 add pepper, ginger, mace and water.
• 6 cover and cook over low heat until fish is cooked through, about 10-15 minutes.
• 7 add lemon juice and zest and stir.
• 8 remove to a plate and keep warm, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
• 9 beat eggs, flour, saffron and parsley together.
• 10 add the reserved cooking liquid, beating constantly.
• 11 pour back into pan, stirring constantly.
• 12 cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. do not boil.
• 13 pour sauce over fish.