Grouper Piccata Recipe 355 Food

FISH PICCATA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. While the pan is heating, blot the fish dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Dredge in the flour, shaking off any excess. Saute the fish in the oil until just cooked through, about 4 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove the fish to a platter. Deglaze the pan with the white wine, whisking for about 1 minute. Add the lemon juice and capers and stir. Add the butter and stir or whisk to incorporate to bring the sauce together. Pour onto the fish and garnish with the chopped parsley.

GROUPER FILLET WITH PICCATA SAUCE

Steps:

• Dry fish fillets with paper towel.
• Heat olive oil in pan.
• Cook fish fillets over medium heat until fish has turned opaque and flakes, approximately 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer fish to a warm serving platter.
• Add chives, capers, lemon juice, brandy (or cognac), mustard, and butter to the pan. Cook for 30 seconds, whisking constantly.
• Whisk in chicken broth. Stir until sauce is smooth and has reduced slightly, approximately 2-3 minutes.
• Return fish to pan and coat fish with sauce.
• Plate fish and pour additional sauce from pan over the fish.
• Enjoy!

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 and line sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of parchment paper and pound to 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
• Mix the flour, 1 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoons pepper in shallow plate. In a second plate, beat the eggs with 1 Tbls. water. Place the breadcrumbs on a third plate.
• Dip each breast first in the flour, shake off the excess and then dip in egg and then bread crumb mixture.
• Heat 2 Tbls. olive oil in large saute pan over medium heat. Add 2 chicken breasts and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned. Place them on lined pan and place in oven while you cook the rest of the chicken. Heat more olive oil in saute pan and cook the second 2 chicken breasts. Place them on the same lined pan and place in oven for 5-10 minutes while you make the sauce.
• For the sauce, wipe out the saute pan with a dry paper towel. On medium heat, melt 1 Tbls. of the butter and then add the lemon juice, white wine, the reserved lemon halves, 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.
• Boil sauce over high heat until reduced by half which will be about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add remaining 2 Tbls. butter and swirl to combine. Discard the lemon halves. Serve one chicken breast on each plate and spoon on the sauce with a sprinkling of fresh parsley.

GROUPER VERZCRUZ

Steps:

• Rub both sides of fillets with garlic.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Arrange fillets in a single layer in a large shallow dish.
• Add lime rind and juice, turning to coat.
• Cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and saute 5 minutes or until golden.
• Stir in olives and next 6 ingredients (olives through tomatoes).
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in capers.
• Remove from pan.
• Melt butter in pan over medium-high heat.
• Add fillets, cooking 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Pour tomato mixture over fillets and cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Sprinkle with cilantro.
• Serving size: 1 fillet and 1/2 cup tomato sauce.

PICCATA SAUCE & TOPPING FOR WHITE FISH

Steps:

• In a nonstick pan, sautee garlic in 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
• Add wine, lemon juice and capers.
• Boil uncovered until liquid is reduced by half. Remove from heat.
• Rub fish with 1T oil on both sides.
• Place under broiler for about 3 minutes. Turn fish over and top with 1/2 C grated parmesan cheese.
• Broil until fish is opaque and flakes gently when touched with a fork. Cooking time will vary depending on thickness of fish.
• Serve fish on individual plates and top with sauce.