Pan-Sautéed Rockfish With Capers

Name: Pan-Sautéed Rockfish With Capers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 24 ounces rockfish fillets; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon olive oil; 1/3 cup dry vermouth (or white wine); 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon capers; 1/4 teaspoon dried herbs (like herbes de Provence); 1 tablespoon butter, chilled and cut into pieces; 2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped

Submitted by IngridH

"Adapted from Cooking Light- September 2009. The original called for trout, but I often can't find it here, so I made this with Rockfish. I think any flaky white fish would work fine. I served this with orzo, to catch the sauce, but rice would work equally well."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

24 ounces rockfish fillets
¹⁄₂ teaspoon kosher salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon black pepper
¹⁄₄ teaspoon olive oil
¹⁄₃ cup dry vermouth (or white wine)
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon capers
¹⁄₄ teaspoon dried herbs (like herbes de Provence)
1 tablespoon butter, chilled and cut into pieces
2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped

directions

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat.
Add the oil and swirl to coat the pan.
Season the fish on both sides with the salt and pepper.
Add the fish to the pan, and cook about 2 -3 minutes on each side, or until the fish flakes easily.
Remove the fish to a warm plate.
Add vermouth, lemon rind, lemon juice, capers and herbs to the pan.
Cook for 30 seconds.
Add the butter to the pan, whisking to incorporate into the sauce.
Pour the sauce over the fish, top with the parsley.

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Reviews

This dish was awesome! I am not an experiences fish cooker, but this was easy, fast and delicious! My husband said it was his favorite! Served it with brown rice.....the sauce was great with it as well.

franacle
My husband isn't a fan of fish, particularly strong-tasting ones. When rockfish was on sale at our Whole Foods, I decided to give it a try, thinking I would cook it pan fried with a piccata sauce. Voila, this showed up when I went Googling, exactly what I wanted! It was as easy and delicious as all the prior reviewers said, and my husband said it was good.

Robin S.
The sauce was amazing! I used a dry white wine and the capers and lemon added just the right amount of spice to elevate a bland fish. My local market provides very fresh fish which is also a key to the success of this recipe. I am going to try this sauce recipe with crab and chicken as well.

dnlddttn
Delicious! Great flavors! Love capers! Made as directed. Thanks, IngridH! I will make this again and again. Made the first time for PRMR tag game.

mersaydees
Very tasty. I made it with mashed potatoes. We eat lots of bread with the juice.

MsPia

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Tweaks

I didn’t have any flat leaf parsley so just left it out.

Heidi B.

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

IngridH

I live near Seattle, WA with my husband of 11 years and our pet ferrets. We're lucky enough to own a home with a big, south facing yard which is great for entertaining. It also allows me to have a big vegetable garden where I grow most of my own herbs and a lot of the vegetables we eat in the summer, as well as a bunch to share with family and friends. In my professional life, I'm an accountant- but what I really love to do is cook and eat! Most of my ability is self-taught. I love to experiment with new recipes and techniques, most of which I get from watching way too much food tv and reading foodie magazines. Recently I decided to start a personal chef business and have cooked for a few clients. I love the challenge of designing a menu to fit a family's specific tastes and needs, and then cooking it for them to enjoy. For me, cooking is an expression of love. Everyone needs to eat, but food is more than just fuel for the body, it can nurture and comfort ~ give us a memory from childhood, or a retreat when we feel ill. I always think of the people who I'm cooking for when I make a dish, and there is no better compliment than when someone enjoys the food I've made especially for them. I also like to do OAMC- style cooking, but instead of using it mainly to get dinner on the table, I focus on getting lunch in the bag! Eating out is far too expensive in both dollars and nutrition to make a habit of, yet I want a hot, satisfying meal to enjoy in the middle of the day. Cookin ahead allows me to have great food, without sacrificing either my dollars or my waistline. <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/Animation6.gif"><img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/participantbannerzwt5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg"><img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PACfall08partic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/AMpageSticker.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/j_welcome/pics2/food/PRMRcopy.jpg"><img src="http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj81/HokiesLady65/Recipezaar%20Album/iplaytagin.jpg">[IMG] http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/momaphet/Food/banner10.jpg[/IMG]

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