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Pan-fried Dover sole with a shrimp and caper butter sauce and wilted spinach
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Pan-fried Dover sole with a shrimp and caper butter sauce and wilted spinach

15 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Surprise yourself and create this classic restaurant dish easily at home. Look for a nut-brown colour in the butter (beurre noisette) before squeezing in the lemon juice to lock in the colour and flavour.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

820
Calories
40g
Protein
28g
Fat
104g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Relish not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 whole Dover sole
  • 25g/1oz plain flour
  • 25ml/1fl oz olive oil
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 lemon
  • 10g/ baby capers
  • 2 tsp gentleman’s relish
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
  • 100g/3½oz brown shrimps
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 50g/1¾oz baby spinach
  • pinch freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 bunch fresh watercress
  • 1 lemon

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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