DOVER SOLE PICCATTA

DOVER SOLE PICCATTA

DINNER AT HOME

I cannot believe the price of fresh fish at Whole Foods Market in Hawaii.  Prices on this day ranged from $12.99 to $30 per pound.  With Mahi Mahi at $18 per pound I looked for an alternative and found Dover Sole for just under $10 per pound.  I don't have much experience with Dover Sole so I used a pretty basic recipe to make Dover Sole Piccatta.  The dish came out pretty good but my Daughter said it was too "lemony".  I agreed.  Should have tasted the sauce before squeezing the second half of the lemon in the sauce.  Dover Sole is a very light fish with mild flavor.  The sauce kicked up the flavor and was very easy to make.

DOVER SOLE PICCATTA

PICKED UP A POUND OF DOVER SOLE FOR UNDER $10

BUTTER, SHALLOTS, LEMON, SHALLOTS, CAPERS AND GARLIC

FLOUR SEASONED WITH SALT AND FRESHLY CRACKED PEPPER

LIGHTLY DUSTED THE DOVER SOLE IN FLOUR

YOU CAN FRY THE FISH IN OLIVE OIL OR BUTTER.   I WENT FOR THE BUTTER.

COOKED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES ON BOTH SIDES AND THEN PLACED THE FISH ON A HEATED PLATE IN 200 DEGREE OVEN WHILE I FINISHED THE SAUCE

DEGLAZED THE PAN WITH A 1/2 CUP OF WHITE WINE AND REDUCED

ADDED SHALLOTS AND GARLIC

ADDED BUTTER AND LET THE SAUCE THICKEN

SAUCE THICKENED NICELY ON LOW HEAT

ADDED CAPERS AND FRESH PARSLEY

DOVER SOLE PICCATTA