Pan Fried Fish
Ingredients
- Skin-on fish fillets (about 8 oz)
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Flour
- 2 T canola oil
- 3 T butter
- 1 t lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat a heavy pan over medium-high.
- Season fish with salt and pepper.
- Dredge fish in flour and shake off excess.
- When pan is hot, add oil followed immediately by 1 T butter.
- When foaming subsides place fish in pan with skin side down.
- Jiggle pan for first 10 seconds to keep fish from sticking.
- Cook until golden crust forms on meat.
- Carefully turn fish and again jiggle pan a few seconds.
- Cook until skin turns golden brown.
- Remove from pan and pour out cooking fat.
- Swirl remaining butter and lemon juice in hot pan.
- Pour sauce over fish and serve.