Pan-fried John Dory with smoked paprika butter
TIME: 30 mins
Serve: 4
50g butter, softened ½ tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp olive oil 4 John Dory fillets (about 180g each)
salt, to season 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- Combine the butter and paprika and set aside. Heat a large frying pan until very hot and add the olive oil. Season the fish well with salt and add the fillets to the pan, skin side down, pressing firmly with a fish press or the back of a spatula for a minute or so to stop the fillet curling.
- Cook for about 2 minutes, then flip and add the paprika butter to the pan, basting the fish with it as it melts. Cook for a further 2 minutes until the fish is just cooked and the butter foamy. Remove from the pan and serve immediately with wedges of lemon.