Name: Sand whiting with caper and parsley butter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 sand whiting, scaled, cleaned, heads and tails intact; Micro parsley, to serve; Caper and parsley butter; 100 gm chilled butter, coarsely chopped; 4 golden shallots, finely chopped; 50 gm salted baby capers, rinsed, pat dry; 2 tbsp lemon juice; ¼ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

Sand whiting with caper and parsley butter

A simple, summery seafood recipe for midweek meals.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

10M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

4 sand whiting, scaled, cleaned, heads and tails intact

Micro parsley, to serve

Caper and parsley butter

100 gm chilled butter, coarsely chopped

4 golden shallots, finely chopped

50 gm salted baby capers, rinsed, pat dry

2 tbsp lemon juice

¼ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

Method

Preheat oven to 200˚C fan-forced. Place whiting on an oven tray and drizzle with oil, season to taste. Bake until cooked (15-18 minutes).

Meanwhile, for butter sauce, cook butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beginning to foam and brown (3-4 minutes). Add shallots, capers and lemon juice. Season to taste and stir in parsley.

To serve, place whiting on a serving platter, spoon over butter and scatter with micro parsley. Serve with salad on the side.

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Styling by Lucy Busuttil Stylist and Recipe Developer

Lucy Busuttil is an experienced food stylist and editor who has worked with leading print and broadcast brands in the food media industry in Australia for over 15 years. She also has a strong foundation as a leading chef for Michelin-starred restaurants in UK, US, France and Australia. After working as a chef for 15 years for some of the world's top restaurants, Lucy transitioned into the food media. Her vast experience and understanding of food make her styling and recipe writing uniquely accessible to her clients and their target audiences. Lucy is currently based in Sydney and works as a freelance food stylist and recipe writer, focusing on editorial, digital, and advertising content for luxury lifestyle brands. She curates beautiful editorial videos on food and drink and styles for editorial-leading food brands such as Gourmet Traveller and Delicious, as well as advertising and promotional content for some of the most renowned names in cuisine in the country.

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