Lemon sole, a delectable flatfish with delicate flavor and tender texture, offers a culinary canvas brimming with possibilities. Known for its versatility, this culinary gem graces menus in esteemed restaurants and home kitchens alike. Whether pan-fried, baked, or grilled, lemon sole adapts seamlessly to a multitude of cooking techniques, eagerly absorbing the vibrant flavors of accompanying ingredients. With its mild yet distinctive taste, lemon sole shines as the centerpiece of simple preparations, allowing the natural flavors to take center stage. Conversely, it welcomes bold seasonings and aromatic herbs, transforming into a culinary symphony of taste and texture.
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EASY PAN FRIED SOLE FISH WITH LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE
This is a pretty basic recipe but it is just delicious! You can use lemon pepper in place of black pepper.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Brunch
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix the flour with seasoned salt and pepper in a shallow dish.
- Dredge the fish fillets in the flour mixture.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat.
- Add in about 3 tablespoons butter to the hot skillet.
- Saute the fillets in 2 batches, cooking on each side (on high heat about 2 minutes per side) or until just cooked through; transfer the fish to a plate to keep warm.
- Add in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and cook until golden in colour; add in lemon juice, bring to a boil and add in the parsley.
- Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
- Pour the warm sauce over the fish.
- Serve immediately.
LEMON SOLE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 main course servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat 2 medium non-stick skillets over medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, lay the fillets on a piece of wax paper, parchment, or a baking sheet and blot dry with paper towels. Season the fillets with salt and pepper. (If the fillets tapers down to a very thin tail, fold the tail back to make a more uniformly thick fillet.) Put the flour on a plate. Dredge the rounded-sides of the fillets in the flour and shake off any excess.
- Raise the heat to medium-high and add 1 tablespoon of butter to each skillet. When the butter stops foaming, add 2 fillets to each pan, rounded-side down, and cook, lightly shaking the skillets occasionally, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, flip the fillets with a spatula, and let the fillets finish cooking in the residual heat in the pans, about 2 minutes more. Transfer the fillets to 4 warm plates and cover loosely with foil.
- Add the lemon juice and water to one of the skillets. While moving the skillet in a circular motion, add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, little by little, until melted and a smooth, creamy sauce is formed. Stir in the parsley and thyme and season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon some of the sauce over each fillet and serve immediately.
SOLE WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 20m
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Using a paper towel, dry the sole fillets very well. Season the fish evenly with 1 teaspoon salt. Heat a medium skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter to the pan. When the butter is fully melted and the bubbles have subsided, dredge both sides of 2 fillets in the flour. Shake off the excess flour and add the fish to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium high. Cook the fillets until beginning to brown around the edges on the first side, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a fish spatula, flip the fish gently and cook for another 30 seconds. Remove the fillets to a plate and continue with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon butter and fish.
- When all 4 fillets are cooked and out of the skillet, add the capers and garlic and cook over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add the chicken stock and lemon juice and stir, scraping up the bits from the bottom. Season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Simmer for about 2 minutes to reduce the liquid slightly. Finish the sauce by stirring in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, chili paste and oregano. Spoon the sauce over the fish, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.
OVEN-POACHED PACIFIC SOLE WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE
A fish piccata of sorts, this dish is easy to make and the lemon-caper sauce marries well with delicate varieties like sole, fluke or flounder, as well as more robust fish like swordfish. Start by laying fish fillets out in a baking dish and seasoning them with salt and pepper. Finely chop some shallots and briefly cook them in a skillet before adding wine. Pour the wine and shallots over the fish, cover with foil and bake until opaque and the fish pulls apart easily when gently probed with a fork. Meanwhile, whisk together garlic, capers, lemon juice and olive oil. When the fish emerges from the oven, pour the liquid from the dish back into the skillet to make a pan sauce. Reduce it to about 1/4 cup - thicker than you may imagine - stirring all the while. Add the garlic-caper mixture and some chopped parsley, whisk together and serve on top of the fillets, the mild flesh of the fish bathing in the bright, brawny flavors of the sauce.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 40m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Oil or butter one or two baking dishes large enough to accommodate the fish fillets in one layer. Lay the fish in the dish(es) and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a small or medium skillet and add the shallot. Cook, stirring, until tender and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the wine to the pan, bring to a boil, and pour the wine and shallots over the fish. Return the skillet to the stove (make sure the heat is off) for later use. Cover the baking dish with foil and place in the oven. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or 5 minutes for each 1/2 inch of thickness, until the fish is opaque and pulls apart easily with a fork.
- While the fish is in the oven, whisk together the garlic, capers, lemon juice and olive oil. You can also mash the garlic in a mortar and pestle and work in the capers, lemon juice and olive oil, though I prefer the capers chopped, even some intact, and not puréed.
- When the fish is done remove it from the oven and carefully transfer to a platter or plates. Cover and keep warm. Pour the liquid in the baking dish into the skillet and turn the heat on high. Reduce, stirring often, to about 1/4 cup - it should be thick - and stir in the garlic and caper mixture and the parsley. Whisk together, taste and adjust seasoning, pour over the fish and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 299, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 22 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 632 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SOLE FILLETS IN LEMON BUTTER
This is such a speedy, no-fuss and delicious way to prepare fish. My son started requesting this "fish with crackers" as a little boy, and he still asks for it as an adult today. -Barbara Sharon, Plymouth, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the sole in an ungreased microwave-safe 11x7-in. dish; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine the butter, parsley and lemon juice; pour over fillets. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs. Microwave, uncovered, for 3-4 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Sprinkle with paprika.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 77mg cholesterol, Sodium 377mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SAUTEED SOLE WITH LEMON
Gray sole is a delicately flavored white fish. You can substitute flounder, turbot, or another type of sole.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl. Dredge fish fillets in flour mixture, coating both sides, and shake off excess.
- Melt butter with oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. When butter begins to foam, add fillets. Cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer each fillet to a serving plate.
- Add almonds, parsley, zest, and 2 tablespoons juice to pan. Spoon over fillets, and serve with lemon wedges.
SOLE WITH LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE
Lemon slices help keep the fish moist during cooking. For a simple sauce, we combined lemon juice, white wine, and butter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place wine in a large, lidded skillet. Fold each sole fillet into thirds. Arrange in skillet; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Lay two overlapping lemon slices on each piece of fish.
- Bring wine to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer gently until fish is opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes. With a spatula, transfer fish to serving plates.
- Return liquid in skillet to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/3 cup, 1 to 2 minutes. Add lemon juice; remove from heat. Whisk in butter until smooth. Season with salt; strain, if desired. Serve with fish; garnish with fresh herbs and pepper, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 38 g
BAKED STUFFED LEMON SOLE
Baked Stuffed Haddock is a regular and ever-popular menu item at BG's Boat House in Portsmouth, N.H., but chef Jeff Graves also uses this rich, deliciously buttery seafood stuffing for sole, jumbo shrimp and lobster. This makes an impressive and elegant party dish.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat the butter and oil. Add the onion, zucchini, and mushrooms. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until the vegetables are softened and lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Add the scallops, shrimp and seafood seasoning and cook, stirring, until the seafood is just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Add the cracker crumbs and season to taste with salt and pepper. (The stuffing can be made up to 1 day ahead and refrigerated. Leftover stuffing can be frozen. Bring to room temperature or take the chill off in the microwave before stuffing the fish.)
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Brush a large glass baking dish generously with melted butter.
- Season the fish fillets on both sides with salt and pepper. Arrange 4 of the fillets in the baking dish. Cover with stuffing, pressing it in to make an even layer, and top with the remaining fillets. If some of the seafood stuffing spills out into the dish, that's fine. Brush the fish with melted butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the fish is opaque in its thickest part and the stuffing is heated through, 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish. Garnish with lemon wedges for squeezing over the fish.
SOLE ROLLS WITH SPINACH AND LEMON SLICES
In a French-inspired dish, fish fillets arewrapped around a spinach filling, which helpskeep them moist during baking.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in center. In a large saute pan, heat oil over low heat. Add shallot; cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 2 minutes. Raise heat to medium; add spinach and salt, and season with pepper. Cook, tossing frequently, until wilted and bright green, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a colander, pressing down to remove liquid. Chop finely; squeeze out remaining liquid. Divide spinach into four equal parts.
- Slice lemon in half crosswise; grate zest of half, and combine with almonds and herbs in a small bowl; set aside. Slice other lemon half very thinly into rounds.
- Lay fillets flat on a work surface, prettiest side down; place one part spinach at the narrow end of each. Roll fish into a cylinder, enclosing spinach. Place in a gratin dish, with lemon rounds in between. Pour wine into dish. Sprinkle a quarter of the almond mixture on top of each roll; cover with parchment and then aluminum foil. Bake until fish is opaque and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven; serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 g, Cholesterol 57 g, Fat 5 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 22 g, Sodium 236 g
PETRALE SOLE WITH LEMON-SHALLOT BRUSSELS SPROUTS
To prepare the brussels sprouts before cutting them, be sure to pull off the tough outer leaves. Thin slicing and simple seasonings will convert those who aren't fans of brussels sprouts. Petrale sole, a Pacific Coast fish, is prized for its delicate flavor and thick fillets.
Provided by Jill Silverman Hough
Categories Fish Sauté Thanksgiving Low Cal High Fiber Dinner Fall Healthy Brussels Sprout Shallot Lemon Juice Bon Appétit Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine flour, lemon peel, coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper in shallow bowl.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in each of 2 large skillets over medium heat. Coat fish in flour mixture and shake off excess. Add fish to skillets and cook until opaque and golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt. Cover loosely with foil and set aside.
- Wipe out 1 skillet. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until almost translucent, about 2 minutes. Add brussels sprouts and broth. Increase heat to mediumhigh and cook, stirring occasionally, until brussels sprouts are tender and liquid is almost completely absorbed, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
- Spoon brussels sprouts onto plates. Top with fish, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve.
SUNNY'S EASY BAKED LEMON SOLE AND SPRING ONIONS
Steps:
- Line a baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil and place it in the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- For the butter: Meanwhile, whisk together the butter, lemon zest and juice, capers, garlic and salt in a medium bowl.
- For the sheet: Slice the spring onions in half lengthwise. If using scallions, they can be left whole.
- Make sure you have all of your ingredients ready to go so you can assemble the sheet and return it to the oven quickly. Remove the sheet from the oven once the oven is preheated. Quickly add the fish in a row, leaving about an inch between each piece. Drizzle the butter mixture over the top, add the lemon slices over the fish, then the spring onions. Sprinkle with paprika. Return the sheet to the oven and bake until cooked through, 12 to 18 minutes. Serve warm, preferably with garlicky mashed potatoes!
PETRALE SOLE WITH MEYER LEMON BEURRE BLANC
From San Francisco Chronicle & SFGate.com. "Beurre Blanc is an elegant sauce for fish & adding the sweet juice of Meyer lemons makes a fine finish for Petrale sole, onf our prized local fish & one of my personal favorites. However, other delicate fish could be treated to the sauce as well or even firm fleshed fish like halibut."
Provided by Trnquilit
Categories Lemon
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- On a surface covered with plastic wrap, scatter about 1/2 c flour; dip the fillet pieces lightly in the flour, sprinkle with a little salt & pepper & set aside.
- In a frying pan, heat 2 T of butter over medium-high heat; when foaming, add the fish, a few at a time, uncrowded. Saute until golden, about 1 minute, turn & fry the other side another minute; remove to a plate & keep warm until all are completed.
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the Meyer lemon juice & zest; add the cream & bring to a boil. Remove from the heat & add the remaining 6 T of butter, one at a time, whisking to melt.
- Arrange the fish on a platter or 4 individual plates & drizzle with sauce; serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 386.2, Fat 27.8, SaturatedFat 16.8, Cholesterol 153, Sodium 304.3, Carbohydrate 0.9, Sugar 0.2, Protein 32.5
LEMON-HORSERADISH SOLE
To make tasty dishes in minutes, use your microwave. You can microwave potatoes or other vegetables to serve with the fish; if you do, double the butter mixture, and toss with the vegetables.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl, stir together butter, parsley, lemon zest and juice, horseradish, and mustard.
- Season both sides of fillets with salt; lay, flat side up, on a clean work surface. Reserve 2 teaspoons butter mixture; dividing evenly, spread remaining butter mixture on top of fillets. Fold fillets in half crosswise, enclosing butter mixture.
- Place folded fillets in a 9-inch microwave-safe dish with a tight-fitting lid. Top with reserved butter mixture, dividing evenly. Cover; microwave on high until fish is just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- To serve, place fillets on plates, and spoon juices from dish over fillets; garnish with lemon wedges, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235 g, Fat 11 g, Protein 32 g
SOLE WITH LEMON AND CAPERS - BONNIE STERN
We had this for supper tonight, and I do believe this is the only way I'm going to prepare my fish from now on. I'm not even sure I can describe it any other way but to say "Out Of This World". This is so simple, it's hard to believe it delivers such flavour. I received this recipe in a Bonnie Stern newsletter. I don't think I've ever been disappointed in any recipe of hers I've tried. I hope you will agree. The salad dressing in the photo is from recipe #346159. In preparing this recipe, I opted to use a mixture of olive oil and recipe #245811 for frying.
Provided by Diana 2
Categories Lemon
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Rinse the fillets and pat dry. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
- Dredge fillets in flour, then dip into the beaten egg. Re-dip into flour.
- Heat oil in a large skillet and cook fish for about 3 minutes on each side. Remove to a plate and keep warm.
- Drain any excess oil from the skillet. Return to the heat, adding the lemon juice and capers. Deglaze the pan while scraping any browned bits into the sauce.
- Remove from heat and add the pepper and parsley. Pour over fillets and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.4, Fat 15.9, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 166.3, Sodium 648.3, Carbohydrate 14, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 0.7, Protein 25.3
MACARONI GRILL PARMESON CRUSTED SOLE WITH LEMON BUERRE BLANC RECIPE - (5/5)
Provided by á-2908
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a food processor blend panko, parmesan and parsley until fine. Transfer to a shallow pan. In a separate pan whip eggs and milk until well combined. In a third pan place the flour. Take the sole fillets and season with salt, pepper and powdered garlic. Dredge sole in flour, then egg wash and finally in the parmesan/panko mix. Pat the parmesan and panko into the sole until the mix sticks to the fish. In a large sauté pan heat butter and olive oil until hot. Carefully place sole in the pan and shake the pan to make sure the fish doesn't stick. When sole is golden brown, flip over and continue to cook. When sole is done (120° F internally), transfer to plate and top with lemon beurre blanc. Lemon Beurre Blanc Yields 1 cup 1 cup white wine 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon shallots, minced 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream 1/4 lb butter - unsalted, chilled, cut into cubes 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt 1/8 teaspoon white pepper In a sauce pan over medium high heat, combine wine, vinegar and shallots. Reduce until almost a syrup consistency. Add cream and continue to cook reducing by half. Turn the heat to low and add butter cubes 2 at a time while stirring until all the butter is added and sauce is a creamy consistency. Season with salt and pepper. Note: If the butter is not chilled it will not incorporate into the sauce. Also if the wine mixture is not reduced far enough the sauce will be runny.
OVEN-POACHED PACIFIC SOLE WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Oil or butter one or two baking dishes large enough to accommodate the fish fillets in one layer. Lay the fish in the dish(es) and season with salt and pepper. 2. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a small or medium skillet and add the shallot. Cook, stirring, until tender and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the wine to the pan, bring to a boil, and pour the wine and shallots over the fish. Return the skillet to the stove (make sure the heat is off) for later use. Cover the baking dish with foil and place in the oven. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until the fish is opaque and pulls apart easily with a fork. 3. While the fish is in the oven, whisk together the garlic, capers, lemon juice and olive oil. You can also mash the garlic in a mortar and pestle and work in the capers, lemon juice and olive oil, though I prefer the capers chopped, even some intact, and not puréed. 4. When the fish is done remove it from the oven and carefully transfer to a platter or plates. Cover and keep warm. Pour the liquid in the baking dish into the skillet and turn the heat on high. Reduce, stirring often, to about 1/4 cup - it should be thick - and stir in the garlic and caper mixture and the parsley. Whisk together, taste and adjust seasoning, pour over the fish and serve.
LEMON SOLE
Low cal - high flavor. This dish has about 200 calories per serving. Quick and easy to make - we just love it.
Provided by Malinda Coletta
Categories Fish
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Season sole with salt, fold into thirds with lemon on top. Place wine in a large, lidded skillet over meduim heat. Arrange in skillet.
- 2. Bring wine to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer gently until fish is opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes. With a spatula, transfer fish to serving plates.
- 3. Return liquid in skillet to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/3 cup, 1 to 2 minutes. Add lemon juice; remove from heat. Whisk in butter until smooth. Season with salt; pour over fish; garnish with fresh parsley
PETRALE SOLE WITH LEMON-SHALLOT BRUSSELS SPROUTS
To prepare the brussels sprouts before cutting them, be sure to pull off the tough outer leaves. Thin slicing and simple seasonings will convert those who aren't fans of brussels sprouts. Petrale sole, a Pacific Coast fish, is prized for its delicate flavor and thick fillets.
Categories Fish Sauté Thanksgiving Low Cal High Fiber Dinner Fall Healthy Brussels Sprout Shallot Lemon Juice Bon Appétit Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield 4 people
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine flour, lemon peel, coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper in shallow bowl.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in each of 2 large skillets over medium heat. Coat fish in flour mixture and shake off excess. Add fish to skillets and cook until opaque and golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt. Cover loosely with foil and set aside.
- Wipe out 1 skillet. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until almost translucent, about 2 minutes. Add brussels sprouts and broth. Increase heat to mediumhigh and cook, stirring occasionally, until brussels sprouts are tender and liquid is almost completely absorbed, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
- Spoon brussels sprouts onto plates. Top with fish, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve.
Tips:
- To ensure the lemon sole is cooked evenly, use a fish spatula to gently flip it halfway through the cooking process.
- If you don't have white wine on hand, you can substitute chicken broth or water.
- For a crispy skin, pat the lemon sole dry before cooking.
- If you're using frozen lemon sole, thaw it completely before cooking.
- Serve lemon sole with your favorite sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or rice.
Conclusion:
Lemon sole is a delicious and versatile fish that can be cooked in a variety of ways. Whether you're pan-frying, baking, or grilling it, lemon sole is sure to please everyone at the table. With its mild flavor and delicate texture, lemon sole is a great choice for a light and healthy meal. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy seafood dish, give lemon sole a try. You won't be disappointed!
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