How to make lemon sole with brown butter and parsley

This classic Friday dish only takes 10 minutes to make. The rich, biscuity brown butter makes a deliciously rich sauce for the delicate lemon sole

To complete the meal, serve with lemon, some new potatoes and green beans

Lemon sole with brown butter and parsley

Serves 2
Time: 10 minutes

300g lemon sole
40g flour
1tsp salt
a few twists of black pepper
40g butter
½ lemon, zest and juice
1tbsp chopped parsley

First season the flour with the salt and pepper. Dip the fish into the flour, covering both sides. Shake off any excess.

Heat a glug of oil in a frying pan, fry the fish for 2 minutes on both sides until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Add the butter to the pan and stir. Heat until the butter has foamed and is a light brown colour. Add the lemon zest and juice and the parsley, stir.

Transfer the fish to a plate and pour over the golden butter. Serve with some new potatoes and green beans.

Recipe from Farmdrop.co.uk