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

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

1.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).

2.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.

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

Profile Dominic Smith

Styling by Lucy Busuttil