Three-minute Fish

Name: Three-minute Fish
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 450 g very fresh fish, e.g. wild Irish salmon, cod, turbot large sole, sea bass or grey sea mullet; salt and freshly ground pepper; finely chopped parsley, thyme, chives; a few scattered chive flowers, if available; finely grated rind of 1 small lemon; olive oil or melted butter

Preparation info

serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Darina Allen's Simply Delicious Suppers

By Darina Allen

Published 2001

About

This is the fastest recipe I know and certainly one of the most delicious. It can be fun to mix pink-and white-fleshed fish on the same plate, e.g. salmon and sea bass.

Ingredients

450 g very fresh fish, e.g. wild Irish salmon, cod, turbot large sole, sea bass or grey sea mullet
salt and freshly ground pep

Fish course
Supper
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Season the fillet of fish with salt and freshly ground pepper about half an hour before cutting; chill in the fridge to stiffen it.

Preheat the oven to 230°C/450°F/Gas 8.

While the oven is heating, brush the plates with olive oil or melted butter. Place the fillet of fi