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Fish fillet with preserved lemons

A thick fish fillet stuffed with slices of preserved lemon - crispy on the outside and tender inside.

75,1024/5 for 16 ratings

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Last modified on: January 30^th 2013

For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 fillets fish
2 8 slices Preserved lemons
3 2 tablespoons olive oil
4 2 tablespoons flour
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 677 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
30 min.	6 min.	36 min.

Keeping: A few minutes, once cooked.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Fish fillet with preserved lemons : Photo of step #1

Choose fairly thick fillets (1 cm / ½ inch minimum) and make three vertical incisions in the upper side.

Salt and pepper the inside of these cuts.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Fish fillet with preserved lemons : Photo of step #2

Fill the incisions with slices of preserved lemon cut in half.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Fish fillet with preserved lemons : Photo of step #3

Tie up the fillets to hold the lemon slices in place inside the fish.

Heat the serving plates.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Fish fillet with preserved lemons : Photo of step #4

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a non-stick pan and heat over medium heat.

Dip the uncut side of the fish in flour on a plate.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Fish fillet with preserved lemons : Photo of step #5

Then place these in the pan, floured side downwards.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Fish fillet with preserved lemons : Photo of step #6

Turn over after 3 or 4 minutes (allow for about 3 minutes cooking on each face).

You can also use a thermometer, as explained on the page all about how to cook until just done.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Fish fillet with preserved lemons : Photo of step #7

Serve with the accompaniment of your choice (stir-fried green cabbage in this case) and undo the string only once the fish is in place on the serving plate.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
838 Kcal or 3,509 Kj	106 gr	35 gr	30 gr
42 %	41 %	3 %	5 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
124 Kcal or 519 Kj	16 gr	5 gr	5 gr
6 %	6 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
209 Kcal or 875 Kj	27 gr	9 gr	8 gr
10 %	10 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 6.17 €
Per person : 1.54 €

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Preserved lemons: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example:
	Fish fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Curried tuna cubes, Crunchy little pieces of fish, Fish in white wine, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Mexican ceviche, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Canadian apple crumble, Coq au vin, Génoise (Genoa sponge), Wiener Schnitzel, Spinach and Comté Loaf, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Kérinou slices, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Quartet of brassicas with cream , ... All

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