Pan-fried red fish with green asparagus & miso lemon sauce
A simple, elegant dish of pan-fried red fish fillets served with green asparagus and a creamy miso-lemon sauce.
What you need
How Maurice does it
- 1
Peel the green asparagus and blanch in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then drain.
- 2
In a hot frying pan, add a little olive oil and season with black pepper. Add the asparagus and pan-fry until tender. Set aside.
- 3
For the sauce, separate one egg yolk into a measuring cup. Add 1 tbsp miso paste, 1 tsp lemon juice, and 100 ml white wine. Whisk to combine.
- 4
While whisking, slowly drizzle in 1 tbsp olive oil until the sauce thickens and emulsifies.
- 5
Season the red fish fillets with salt and pepper. Heat a frying pan with the remaining olive oil over medium-high heat.
- 6
Pan-fry the fish fillets for 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the fish.
- 7
Plate the fish and asparagus. Spoon the miso-lemon sauce over the top and serve immediately.
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