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Pan-fried kingfish in cream sauce

Restaurant-quality pan-fried kingfish dish made in the comfort of your home.
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 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

Instructions
 

  • 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.