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Snapper With Lemon, Capers & Baby Potatoes

Here's how you make Snapper With Lemon, Capers & Baby Potatoes
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 750 grams potatoes (baby or chats)
  • 30 grams butter
  • 700 grams red snapper fish (cut into 4 pieces, 175g each)
  • 30 grams butter
  • 2 tablespoons oil (olive oil)
  • 2 tablespoons capers (drained or rinsed if they come in salt)
  • 1/3 cup parsley (flat leaf chopped)
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup chives (cut into 2cm lengths)
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1 lemon, whole (cut into 4 wedges)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Simmer the potatoes in salted water until they are tender (skin on).

  • Step 2: Season well with salt and pepper and coat them with the first lot of butter and keep warm.

  • Step 3: To cook the fish, heat a medium pan and add the second lot of butter and the olive oil.

  • Step 4: Cook the fish until it is golden brown on both sides and just cooked through (timing will depend on thickness).

  • Step 5: Place the fish onto warm serving plates.

  • Step 6: Add the capers, parsley and lemon juice to the pan, scraping up all the brown bits.

  • Step 7: Season well and pour over the fish.

  • Step 8: Fold the chives through the potatoes and serve those alongside with the lemon wedges.


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