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One Of My Best Grilled Fish Recipes – Sole
Plancha sole has to be one of my best grilled fish recipes because it's so simple and cooked in 10 – 15 minutes. In Spain the cooking method described as “à la plancha” which basically means cooked on the
hotplate barbecue grill
.
This style of cooking is so simple and with a few fresh ingredients to bring out the flavor, you're onto a winner. Alfresco dining at its best!
If you want to use another type of grill then don't worry, this recipe will work just fine for that too. As an example, check out the
grilled sole recipe
that I did with lime and chili. In this case I used a charcoal barbecue grill and a Teflon
barbecue fish mat
to ensure that the fish didn't break up when cooking.
TIP - When you buy the sole, get your fishmonger to trim the fish fins because these are extremely bony.
It's up to you whether you leave the heads on or not. I think it looks better presented on the plate with the head on but I understand that this isn't everyone's cup of tea.
Ingredients:-
Sole – 1 per person
Lemon Juice
Salt and Pepper
Unsalted butter
Method:-
Wash the fish and dab with kitchen towel. Now after that it's really easy, just drizzle with the top side of the sole (not the white belly) lemon juice and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
Soften the unsalted butter and brush it on top the sole and now place this side directly onto the plancha grill to cook for 4-5 minutes.
Your sole is white side up and repeat the process of lemon juice, salt, pepper and butter on this side and then when your 4 -5 minutes is up, flip the fish.
Why do it this way? It's simply so that you don't have to turn the fish any more than you have to and prevent the fish breaking up before serving. In other words you only need to turn the fish once during the cooking process before serving right side up.
Serve with boiled new potatoes, steamed veg and a
lemon butter sauce
for a gourmet treat that makes for a tasty main course. Sole à la plancha – Buen provecho!