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Crispy-Skin Seared White Fish with Lemon-Caper Brown Butter

Name: Crispy-Skin Seared White Fish with Lemon-Caper Brown Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 white fish fillets, preferably branzino, skin-on (Any white fish works; amount is not stated in the source.); salt (For seasoning, amount to taste.); black pepper (For seasoning, amount to taste.); baby potatoes (For boiling; amount not stated.); string beans (For blanching; amount not stated.); garlic (Amount not stated; toss with the beans.); lemon (Juice for the beans and sauce; amount not stated.); olive oil (For tossing the beans; amount not stated.); butter (For the pan sauce; amount not stated.); capers (Amount not stated.); parsley (Amount not stated.); chives (Amount not stated.)

Recipe by Zachary Neman @cheffinwithzach · Instagram

Imported by Ana Maria Archila on SeeMeCook

White fish is seared mostly on its skin side until crisp, then finished with a quick brown-butter sauce brightened with lemon, capers, parsley, and chives. The creator serves it with boiled baby potatoes and garlicky lemon string beans.

2 servings35 minAmerican

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Ingredients

2 white fish fillets, preferably branzino, skin-on (Any white fish works; amount is not stated in the source.)
salt (For seasoning, amount to taste.)
black pepper (For seasoning, amount to taste.)
baby potatoes (For boiling; amount not stated.)
string beans (For blanching; amount not stated.)
garlic (Amount not stated; toss with the beans.)
lemon (Juice for the beans and sauce; amount not stated.)
olive oil (For tossing the beans; amount not stated.)
butter (For the pan sauce; amount not stated.)
capers (Amount not stated.)
parsley (Amount not stated.)
chives (Amount not stated.)

Steps

1
Season the fish with salt and pepper. Leave it in the refrigerator while you prepare the sides; the source does not state a chilling duration.
2
Boil the baby potatoes until cooked through. The source gives no boiling time or other doneness cue.
3
Blanch the string beans for about 1 minute, then shock them in cold water.
4
Toss the blanched beans with garlic, lemon, and olive oil.
5
Pat the fish dry. Heat a pan until very hot, then place the fish skin-side down. Use a weight or press it gently with a spatula to keep the fish flat as it cooks.
6
Cook the fish about 90% of the way on the skin side, then turn it and cook the other side for about 1 minute.
7
In the same pan, brown the butter over medium heat.
8
Turn off the heat. Add lemon juice, capers, parsley, and chives to the browned butter.
9
Serve the seared fish with the sauce and the boiled potatoes and dressed string beans.

Notes

The transcript provides no ingredient quantities, serving yield, exact fish-searing time, potato cooking time, or refrigeration duration. Branzino is the creator’s preferred fish; any white fish is said to work. The source describes the sauce as nutty, bright, and herbaceous.