New Zealand Lemon Fish
Created by Chocolatll on May 20, 2015
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 0m
- Cook Time: 25m
- Recipe #19161
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 pounds white fish (6 fillets, 6 ounces each)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 (1 pound) yellow onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
- Mace (1 dash)
- 2 cups water
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest, grated
- SAUCE
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
How to Make
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Step 1: Sprinkle salt over fish.
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Step 2: Melt butter in a saucepan.
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Step 3: Add onions and saute for 5 minutes.
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Step 4: Add fish and cook until slightly browned, 1-2 minutes.
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Step 5: Add pepper, ginger, mace and water.
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Step 6: Cover and cook over low heat until fish is cooked through, about 10-15 minutes.
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Step 7: Add lemon juice and zest and stir.
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Step 8: Remove to a plate and keep warm, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
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Step 9: Beat eggs, flour, saffron and parsley together.
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Step 10: Add the reserved cooking liquid, beating constantly.
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Step 11: Pour back into pan, stirring constantly.
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Step 12: Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Do not boil.
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Step 13: Pour sauce over fish.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (378 g)
- Calories 264
- Total Fat - 11.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.1 g
- Cholesterol - 154.4 mg
- Sodium - 1725.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.4 g
- Sugars - 3.2 g
- Protein - 31.5 g
- Calcium - 197.1 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 20 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg