Fillets With Lemon Sauce

Ingredients

Instructions

  • 1/4 c. flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 4 tbls. butter, divided
  • 2 - 4 fish fillets (about 6 oz. each)
  • best with sole, but tilapia is okay
  • 1 lemon
Combine flour, salt, pepper. Add fish fillets. Melt two tbls. butter over medium-high heat. Add fish and cook until they are lightly browned on one side, 3 -4 minutes. Turn over and cook until lightly browned on the second side ( about 3 minutes). Put fillets on a serving platter.

Add 2 tabls. butter to pan and remove from heat. Grate lemon peel from 1/2 lemon. Cut lemon in half. Squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon to pan. Add lemon zest. Swirl pan until butter melts and pour over fish. Serve with other half of lemon cut into wedges.

Can add 1 tbls chopped capers.

Saute 3 tbls. sliced almonds, if desired.