Hey foodies, Welcome to your one stop recipe center panellasdeli today we are going to make a tasty and fresh rockfish recipe which you will definitely love.
About The Dish
Rockfish is one of the most famous fishes in the seafood sector. it is soft, fresh and blends with ingredients very well which makes this attractive to the foodies. Also the taste it holds is really amazing, which makes this fish versatile for making many dishes.
We are going to make a pan seared rockfish recipe. It’s a simple recipe made with butter and lemon. The fresh flavors are totally balanced very well. Nothing too complicated but tasty. It’s one of the dishes which is very popular in seafood centers.
As I mentioned earlier, the star ingredients of the rockfish is itself juices of rockfish is the main taste and flavor enhancer of this dish. The base of this dish is butter and lemon which will add a twist in this dish and holds up the taste nicely overall. It’s a very comforting food which you can have in your lunch or dinner.
Detail of The Dish
| Preparation time | 2 Minutes |
| Cooking time | 10 to 15 minutes |
| Total time | 20 minutes |
| Servings | 5 to 7 servings |
| Difficulty | Very Easy |
Ingredients
The Ingredients all you need to make pan seared rockfish are fresh rockfish, butter, lemon juice,flour, salt, pepper, capers, and fresh herbs.
Five reason you should make this dish
- Easy to make
- Delicious flavors
- Comfort food
- Ingredients are easily available
- Classic and fresh taste of seafood
Preparation Steps
1. Choosing the fish
Choosing the fish is one of the most important steps in order to make this dish perfect taste and texture. so remember that the fish should be fresh and juicy when you are choosing it.
2. Washing the fish
This is one of the most important steps that you have to follow to make this dish. We have to wash the rockfish nicely with clear water for at least 1 to 2 times then strain it to ensure that there is no dirt present in it this is to ensure the quality of our dish.
3. Preparing the fish
Firstly, take a plate or a bowl now had your washed rockfish now dust the flour on your fish and shread off the access of it now sprinkle salt and pepper and mix it well to ensure that your fish is coated with the ingredients that we had added to it
4. Cooking the fish
Now you have to heat a heavy pan with a teaspoon of olive oil and butter. Now you have to heat it until it’s nicely heated. Now in a medium high heat you have to cook your fish and cook it until it’s nicely cooked but not brown in color. You have to cook the rawness of the fish, that’s it.
5. How to cook the fish
As I mentioned earlier, you don’t have to overcook the fish. Don’t touch the fish again and again. It will break if you touch it hard or multiple times. You just have to flip the sides when one side is cooked nicely with very soft hands and cook the other side for the same time that you have cooked the first side.
After flipping, you have to add the butter and cook it for some more time when it is golden in color on the top and the bottom and it is opaque and not transparent. Then you have to take it off.
6. Making the base of it
Now after cooking the fish, take out the fish from the pan and on the same pan add butter, lemon juice, capers and fresh herbs to ensure that your pan is not super hot. It’s only hot that you can mix the ingredients. so that the ingredients releases its flavors of them very well.
7. Assembling the dish
Add the hot cooked fish. You have to add the base that you had made and mix it well so it is ready for presentation.
Presentation
On a white plate, add your fish. Now you have to cut the lemon thin slices and place it close to the fish . Now you have to add fresh herbs on top of the fish. Try to make the presentation simple and clean to make it more attractive and beautiful. Don’t try to complicate the presentation.
Pro Tip
Serve the fish hot. It will make the dish more tasty and also will allow the flavors to blend in your mouth in seconds.
Excellence Tips
- Use fresh fishes for the best texture and flavors in your dish
- Don’t undercook or overcook the fish, cook the fish for the required time and when you are cooking the fish cook it with a really soft hand to avoid breaking off the fish.
- When making the base don’t cook the base for a long time just after adding the ingredient of the base, just stir it for one or twice and that’s it. The ingredients will release its flavors and you will get the required base.
- Add the base on the fish when it’s hot for the best taste you have to ensure that the base and the fish both are hot which will allow both the components to release their flavors and blend with each other.
- It’s a really simple dish so ensure that the components are well prepared as it is a classic dish.
So this is the recipe of pan seared fish with really simple steps and detailed explanation. Hope you will like it. We will try it and you will enjoy it also. See you soon as soon as possible with another easy and delicious recipe and lots of excitement.