Name: Pan-fried John Dory agrodolce with endive and goat’s cheese
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 John Dory fillets (about 160gm each); ¼ cup olive oil; ¼ cup red wine vinegar; 2 tsp caster sugar; 3 Spanish onions, peeled and cut into thin wedges; 1 bunch curly endive, trimmed and washed; 100 gm soft goat’s cheese

Pan-fried John Dory agrodolce with endive and goat’s cheese

Australian Gourmet Traveller Italian-style recipe for pan-fried John Dory agrodolce with endive and goat’s cheese

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 John Dory fillets (about 160gm each)

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup red wine vinegar

2 tsp caster sugar

3 Spanish onions, peeled and cut into thin wedges

1 bunch curly endive, trimmed and washed

100 gm soft goat’s cheese

Method

Main

1.Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan, add onion, season with salt and cook over low heat for 20 minutes or until caramelised.

2.Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Season dory fillets with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and cook for 2 minutes each side or until just cooked through. Remove to a plate and cover to keep warm, then add vinegar and sugar to frying pan and cook until reduced by half.

3.Heat remaining olive oil in a separate frying pan over medium heat, add endive and cook for 1 minute or until just wilted, then season to taste. Serve with caramelised onion and crumbled goat’s cheese and dory fillets drizzled with sauce.

Styling by Rodney Dunn

Styling by Kirsten Anderson