Pan-fried kingfish in cream sauce
Restaurant-quality pan-fried kingfish dish made in the comfort of your home.
- 1 cup white rice
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 10 strands saffron
- 250 g Kingfish fillet
- 50 g butter
- ½ cup plain flour
- 6 green grapes
Sauce:
- 10 g butter
- ½ cup thickened cream
- Lemon myrtle
- ½ cup white wine
- Lemon wedge
Place 3 cups of water in a saucepan to boil, and add the rice, turmeric and saffron. Simmer until the rice has absorbed all the water. Press rice into mould (optional) and set aside.
Coat the kingfish fillet with a dusting of flour.
Melt butter in a shallow saucepan until it begins to bubble. Add the fillet presentation side first.
Cook until golden brown, then turn and cook for a further minute.
Transfer to an oven tray and place in an oven preheated to 180°C for 5-10 minutes while you prepare the white wine sauce.
Sauce:
Heat butter in a saucepan, add the thickened cream and simmer until it starts to reduce.
Add the white wine and reduce it by half.
Just before serving, add a pinch of salt and pepper, lemon myrtle and the juice of the lemon wedge.
To serve, turn out rice onto a heated plate. Place the kingfish fillet on the plate, cover it with sauce and garnish with grapes.