Southern Lemon Fish

I don't eat fish...any kind of fish...but that is no reason for me to deny you seafood lovers out there a delicious dish that hails from Jackson Mississippi.  Southern Fried Lemon Fish. (Sole)This is a pretty basic recipe but it is just delicious! You can use lemon pepper in place of black pepper.


INGREDIENTS:

Sole Fillets

Sole Fillets 

1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt(or use white salt, or to taste)

1/4 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)

7 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix the flour with seasoned salt and pepper in a shallow dish.
2. Dredge the fish fillets in the flour mixture.
3. Heat a large skillet over high heat.
4. Add in about 3 tablespoons butter to the hot skillet.
5. Saute the fillets in 2 batches, cooking on each side (on high heat about 2 minutes per side) or until just cooked through; transfer the fish to a plate to keep warm.
6. Add in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and cook until golden in colour; add in lemon juice, bring to a boil and add in the parsley.
7. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
8. Pour the warm sauce over the fish.
9. Serve immediately.
   You can garnish the fish with cut lemons.
   
   Serve with collard greens.
   
   Enjoy!