Fish fillet with pepper crust on vegetables

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 Onion
  • 1–2 Garlic cloves
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Tellicherry pepper
  • 1 Organic Lemon
  • 1⁄2 Federation Parsley
  • 1 TEASPOON Sweet peppers
  • 4-5 Tbsp Butter
  • 600–750 g Fish fillet (e.g. codfish, ling)
  • 750 g Leeks (leek)
  • 300 g Carrots
  • 3 Tomatoes
  • 3-4 Tbsp Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic. Coarsely crush Tellicherry pepper in a mortar. Wash and dry the lemon. Finely grate half of the peel. 1⁄2 Squeeze the lemon. Wash and chop parsley.

  2. 2

    Mix crushed pepper, onion, garlic, lemon peel, parsley and paprika powder. Pour onto a flat plate.

  3. 3

    Melt 2-3 tablespoons of butter and let it cool down a little. Wash the fish, dab dry and cut into 4 pieces. First turn in the liquid butter, then in the pepper mixture, press on a little. Put the fish in a cool place.

  4. 4

    Clean or peel and wash the vegetables. Cut leek into rings, carrots into slices. Dice tomatoes. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pot. Brown leek and carrots in it. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in almost 200 ml water, bring to the boil and stir in the stock.

  5. 5

    Cover and stew for 8-10 minutes.

  6. 6

    Fry fish in 2-3 tablespoons of hot oil on each side for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat, sprinkle with lemon juice and cover and leave to stand for approx. 2 minutes. Fold tomatoes and 2 tbsp. butter into the vegetables. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  7. 7

    Do everything. It goes great with mashed potatoes. Drink tip: fresh white wine, e.g. a Sauvignon blanc.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
320 kcal
CARBS
9 g
FATS
17 g
PROTEINS
31 g