A tantalizing, simple, quick, and light pan recipe perfect for any occasion. The Plaice Fillets with Onions and Capers are a trump card when you come home from work and don’t know what to prepare that is fast and at the same time low in fat and calories.
A fish dish full of flavor. Plaice is a fish with a very delicate taste that I wanted to enhance by adding desalinated capers, and if you want (I can’t eat them), add Taggiasca olives, and the dish will be perfect.
Few and simple ingredients, therefore, fish fillets, capers, one onion, few seasonings, and voilà, in 20 minutes, lunch or dinner is served.
Below, as usual, I leave you other fish recipes to try, even when you have guests for dinner, and then we go right under the photo, as always, to discover how to prepare these Plaice Fillets with Onions and Capers!
The photo of this recipe was partially modified using Artificial Intelligence to correct errors and give more brightness and emphasis to the fish itself while remaining faithful to the original recipe and photo.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 206.57 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 2.59 (g) of which sugars 1.15 (g)
- Proteins 25.49 (g)
- Fat 10.02 (g) of which saturated 3.03 (g)of which unsaturated 2.72 (g)
- Fibers 0.70 (g)
- Sodium 358.78 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 178 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients to Prepare Plaice Fillets with Onions and Capers
- 4 fillets plaice
- 1 white onion (medium)
- 3 tablespoons salted capers
- 2 pinches salt
- to taste black pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 knob butter
Steps
You can use the fillets with or without the skin. I preferred to have it removed by my fishmonger.
Peel, slice, and then chop the onion into small pieces. Rinse the salted capers thoroughly under running water.
In a large, high-sided pan, melt the butter together with the extra virgin olive oil, then add the chopped onion.
Let it soften over medium heat until it starts to become transparent, then add the plaice fillets (if they have skin, place them skin-side down in the pan).
Increase the heat and cook the fillets for 8 minutes. Turn them very gently with the help of a spatula, then salt them.
Add the desalinated capers and, if needed, add another dash of extra virgin olive oil.
Cover with a lid and cook the Plaice Fillets with Onions and Capers for another 7/8 minutes.
Adjust with ground black pepper at the end of cooking and, if you want, add Taggiasca olives for an extra kick.
Serve immediately at the table accompanied by green potatoes.
Storage, Tips, and Variations
The plaice fillets in the pan can be stored in the refrigerator, well sealed in an airtight container, for 2 days.
You can add Taggiasca olives and more aromatic herbs if desired.
Cod fillets are also perfect.
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