Pan-Fried Cod with Brown Butter

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Pan-Fried Cod with Brown Butter

Serves
4
Time
20 min

Butter foaming in the pan until it smells of hazelnuts, a squeeze of lemon, a few capers: the finishing pinch belongs to Les Terres Blanches’ Fleur de Sel Noirmoutier, exceptionally fine hand-harvested crystals, pure and delicate over the cod.

Serves 4 · 20 min

Ingredients

  • 4 cod fillets, about 6 oz (170 g) each
  • Flour, for dusting
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • A squeeze of lemon
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • A pinch of Fleur de Sel Noirmoutier (Les Terres Blanches)

Method

  1. Pat 4 cod fillets, about 6 oz (170 g) each, dry and dust them lightly with flour.
  2. Cook them in 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden and the flesh flakes easily.
  3. Transfer to warm plates, add 3 tbsp butter to the pan and cook until nutty and golden, then add a squeeze of lemon and 1 tbsp capers.
  4. Spoon the brown butter over the fish and finish with a pinch of the Noirmoutier fleur de sel.

The star of this recipe: Fleur de Sel Noirmoutier, by Les Terres Blanches.

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Fleur de Sel Noirmoutier
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