SOLE MEUNIÈRE IS A FRENCH CLASSIC; A CLASSIC THAT IS ALWAYS MADE WITH DOVER SOLE. WHAT MAKES DOVER SOLE SO SPECIAL IS THAT ASIDE FROM ITS SUCCULENT TASTE, THE TEXTURE OF THE FLESH IS FIRM LIKE TURBOT, WHICH IS IDEAL FOR PAN SAUTÉING THE WHOLE SKINNED FISH. UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO, HOWEVER, YOU COULDN'T FIND AUTHENTIC DOVER SOLE IN THE U.S. BUT NOW IT TURNS UP AT HIGH-END FISH MONGERS. THE PREPARATION IS SIMPLE BUT PRECISE. DREDGE THE SOLE IS FLOUR AND BROWN ON BOTH SIDES IN CLARIFIED BUTTER. A LITTLE PARSLEY, SOME LEMON WEDGES AND STEAMED FINGERLING POTATOES. THAT'S IT. I WOULDN'T DISCOURAGE A SAUCE BEARNAISE, BUT SOME MIGHT ARGUE THAT'S GILDING THE LILY.
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MELT THE BUTTER BUT DO NOT BROWN. ALLOW TO SIT A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE BUTTER FAT SETTLES. STRAIN OUT THE WHITE FAT THROUGH A FINE STRAINER.
SPREAD THE FLOUR ON A PLATE .
HEAT HALF THE BUTTER IN A FRYING PAN LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WHOLE FISH.
SALT AND PEPPER THE FISH, THEN, DREDGE THE FISH IN THE FLOUR ON BOTH SIDES AND CAREFULLY LAY IT IN THE PAN.
COOK FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES ON MEDIUM HEAT UNTIL THE SOLE IS BROWNED ON ONE SIDE. TURN IT OVER GENTLY AND COOK ON THE OTHER SIDE, BASTING WITH THE BUTTER. INSERT A SMALL, SHARP KNIFE IN THE CENTER OF THE FISH. TOUCH IT TO YOUR BOTTOM LIP. IF IT FEEL WARM, THE SOLE IS DONE.
REMOVE FROM THE PAN AND PLACE ON A WARMED SERVING PLATTER. SCATTER WITH CHOPPED PARSLEY AND LEMON WEDGES.
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Directions
MELT THE BUTTER BUT DO NOT BROWN. ALLOW TO SIT A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE BUTTER FAT SETTLES. STRAIN OUT THE WHITE FAT THROUGH A FINE STRAINER.
SPREAD THE FLOUR ON A PLATE .
HEAT HALF THE BUTTER IN A FRYING PAN LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WHOLE FISH.
SALT AND PEPPER THE FISH, THEN, DREDGE THE FISH IN THE FLOUR ON BOTH SIDES AND CAREFULLY LAY IT IN THE PAN.
COOK FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES ON MEDIUM HEAT UNTIL THE SOLE IS BROWNED ON ONE SIDE. TURN IT OVER GENTLY AND COOK ON THE OTHER SIDE, BASTING WITH THE BUTTER. INSERT A SMALL, SHARP KNIFE IN THE CENTER OF THE FISH. TOUCH IT TO YOUR BOTTOM LIP. IF IT FEEL WARM, THE SOLE IS DONE.
REMOVE FROM THE PAN AND PLACE ON A WARMED SERVING PLATTER. SCATTER WITH CHOPPED PARSLEY AND LEMON WEDGES.
SERVES 2
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