Ginger and Lime Dover Sole with Samphire

Name: Ginger and Lime Dover Sole with Samphire
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: ½ tsp chilli powder; 2 red chillies, finely sliced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 300 g samphire; 4 tbsp lime juice (about 3 limes); 50 g fresh root ginger, chopped; 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander; 2 Dover sole, scaled, cleaned, trimmed and dark skin removed (if you can, ask your fishmonger to do this for you); Sea salt; 140 g unsalted butter; Freshly ground black pepper; 2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced; 4 tbsp plain flour

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

For The Love Of The Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2021

About

Dover sole is a flatfish with firm flesh that has a delicate, mild and sweet flavour. If you can, ask a fishmonger to prepare it for you. The zingy sauce provides great contrast for an exciting meal that will really wake up your taste buds! — Chantelle Williams

Ingredients

4 tbsp plain flour
½ tsp chilli powder
Sea salt
F

Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°c. Combine the flour and chilli powder with some salt and pepper in a bowl, then dust the Dover sole with this mixture, gently shaking off any excess.

Heat a large, non-stick, ovenproof frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, then when it’