John Dory Fillets

Phenix

hi

i bought a couple of John dory fillets and am looking for some inspiration!
anybody got any recipes? - while ive had this fish before, i've never cooked it. im sure its treated pretty much the same as other white fish but at the same time, it was a bit on the expensive side so dont want to make a ba*ls of it

olaola

I was lazy and just copied this in, but it's very good. Simple and tasty!

huskerdu

I love John Dory. I personally think they are too nice to dip in breadcrumbs
and deep fry.

I use the following recipe

Fry a small amount of finely chopped shallot for a few minutes, in a pan that just fits the fish
Add the fillets.
Add the juice of one orange and half a lemon.
If that is not enough liquid to cover the fish, add a little water.
Cook for a few minutes. The fillets are thin and will cook quickly.
Remove the fish and keep warm.
Turn up the heat to reduce the liquid to a sauce and add a dash of cream and season.

CJhaughey

I agree, John Dory is too nice to fry, delicate flavour and no pin bones, it's one of my favourites.

Phenix

thanks!! i do like the look of your Olaola, will deffo try that but maybe with a different fish
huskerdu ur recipe is more what im after - its for a special occasion and i want to make smething really nice and tasty for myself and hubby
thanks and keep em coming!

Seaneh

I'd fry it, but not in crumbs.

dredge it in seasoned flour.
Just plain flour with some salt, pepper and cayenne is perfect. and then fry it in some browned butter for about 90 seconds each side and then just drizzle some lemon juice over to serve.


to brown the butter just but a good amount of butter in a pan at medium heat and wait until it's a nice golden brown colour and have a good amount of foam on it.


Serve it with whatever you want really, a nice green salad with a lemon based dressing with maybe some finely sliced shallots would be perfect