Fish fillets with beurre noisette

Name: Fish fillets with beurre noisette
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Salt; Pinch of cayenne pepper; Juice of ½ lemon; 5 tablespoons butter; Four 6-ounce fillets trout, red snapper, or other fish; Four 6-ounce fillets trout, red snapper, or other fish; Four 6-ounce fillets trout, red snapper, or other fish

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

A truly minimalist dish, in which the simplicity of preparation and paucity of ingredients completely belie the wonderful results. Astonishing, really.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
Four 6-ounce fillets trout, red snapper, or other f

Europe
France
Fish course
Sauce
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Put 3 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula, until the butter foam subsides and the butter turns nut-brown. Immerse the bottom of the pan in cold water to stop the cooking, then keep warm over the lowest possible heat.
Put the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet large enough t