Pacific Dover Sole with Lemon and Ginger
Pacific Dover Sole is a delicious, sustainable fish species that's great to work with. Here, it's paired with lemon, ginger, celery, and forbidden rice.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1.5 lbs Pacific Dover sole fillet ((or other small flatfish))
- 2 stalks celery (sliced thinly, diagonally)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp lemon zest ((approximately one lemon))
- 1 tbsp ginger (minced)
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- black rice (for 4 people, see note below.)
Instructions
- 1
Cut each fillet into 4-5 portions and set aside.
- 2
Combine the lemon zest, ginger, wine, and sugar in a bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.
- 3
Turn on the broiler on the oven and allow it to preheat.
- 4
Heat a cast iron or other oven-proof skillet on the stove top over high heat for 30 seconds. Add the butter and the smoked paprika and stir together as the butter melts.
- 5
Once the butter is just beginning to bubble up, add the celery and stir together. Cook for about 30 seconds, then add the wine mixture and cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 6
Add the fish to the frying pan and gently stir to get some of the sauce onto to the fillets. Immediately transfer the frying pan to the oven (use whatever rack allows you to get the frying pan close to the broiler).
- 7
Broil for 4-5 minutes, or until the sauce, celery, and fish as starting to brown at the edges. Remove from heat and serve with black rice (see note below) or the side of your choice.