Pan Fried Turbot

Name: Pan Fried Turbot (Kalkan Balığı Tavası)
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: turbot 1; lemons 4; butter 80g/3oz, or olive oil 2tbsp; butter 80g/3oz, or olive oil 2tbsp; salt; water 1 litre/2 pints; saffron a pinch

Kalkan Balığı Tavası

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Yashim Cooks Istanbul

By Jason Goodwin

Published 2016

About

Starting the day before, this is a palace refinement designed to heighten the flavour of this palatial fish, which it does in a deliciously scented way. It works well with brill and halibut, too.

Ingredients

salt
water 1 litre/2 pints
saffron a

Asia
Turkey
Dinner
Pescatarian
Istanbul
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Add 2 tsp salt to the water, and the saffron, and stir to dissolve the salt.
Gut and wash the turbot.
Slice the lemons thinly, and line a dish big and deep enough to hold the turbot and the water with half the slices.
Lay the turbot on top, and spr