Pan Fried Fish With A Rich Lemon Butter Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon shallot, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
• 1/2 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/4 tablespoon black pepper
• 1/4 tablespoon onion powder
• 1/4 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/4 tablespoon dried thyme
• 2 lbs flounder fillets (or cod)
• 1/2 cup flour (or 1/2 cup panko mixed with 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• fresh parsley, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 lemon butter sauce: heat a large skillet over high heat. add the wine, lemon juice, garlic, and shallots. cook for 3 minutes.
• 2 stir in the salt, pepper, worcestershire, and hot sauce and simmer until the mixture is somewhat syrupy, about 3 minutes.
• 3 stir in the cream and cook for 1 minute. over low heat, whisk in the butter a few pats at a time. continue whisking until all of the butter is incorporated into the sauce. serve immediately or keep warm until ready to use.
• 4 fish: mix fish spice blend ingredients together. season both the fish and flour with spices and dredge the fish in the seasoned flour or panko/almond mixture, coating completely.
• 5 in a large saute pan, heat the olive oil. add the fish to the saute pan, pan-frying for about 4 minutes on each side.
• 6 serve: drizzle some lemon butter sauce on each plate. top with fish and drizzle more sauce over top of fish. top with fresh parsley.