PAN SEARED GROUPER IN LEMON, TOMATO, AND BASIL CREAM SAUCE

Ingredients

The Sauce:

3 tablespoons butter

3 large garlic cloves, chopped

2 teaspoons flour

¼ cup white wine

1 ½ cups heavy cream

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1 tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon)

2 tablespoons lemon juice (about 1 lemon)

1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half

⅓ cup fresh basil leaves, chiffonade (plus more leaves for garnish)

 

The Fish:

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 pounds grouper filets, skinned (or other white fish such as haddock, sea bass, catfish, etc…)

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

½ cup flour

Instructions

Make the sauce.  In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.  Add the garlic and sauté over medium heat until soft and fragrant, about 1 minute.  Add flour and stir to combine and cook for one more minute.  Add the wine, heavy cream, salt, lemon zest, and lemon juice.  Bring to a low boil and reduce the heat to medium low and let boil lightly while you prepare the fish, stirring frequently.  Sauce should reduce by about ⅓.

Heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.  Season the filets on both sides with the salt and pepper.  Place the flour in a large ziplock bag and shake the filets until they are coated.  Place the filets top side down into the hot pan and cook for 3-4 minutes on the first side until the filets begin to get white around the edges and are golden brown.  Flip and cook for 2-3 minutes on the second side until a fork slides easily in and out of the center of the fish and it flakes easily.

Add the tomatoes to the sauce about 5 minutes before serving and bring the sauce to a boil for 1 minute.  Stir in the basil just before serving.

I served the fish and sauce over couscous, but rice, your favorite grain, or even noodles would be delicious – anything to soak up that amazing creamy sauce.  Devour.

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