Crispy Skinned Fish With Herb Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• 1. place the anchovy fillets, garlic, herbs, capers and lemon juice in a food processor. Process while drizzling the oil in. Season with salt and pepper
• 2. Season the fish with salt. Place a cast iron pan on stove and get it hot. Drizzle in some oil. Place the fish skin side down and set a heavy pan on top of the fish so the skin is flat against the pan. Cook until the skin is crispy about 6 minutes. Check to make sure it doesn't burn. Flip the fish and cook until flaky.
• 3. Serve over sauce skin side up

Steps:

• Pat fillets dry with a paper towel. Season on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a heavy 10-inch nonstick or cast-iron skillet over high heat. When the pan is hot, add the oil. Place the fillets in the pan, skin side down (if applicable), laying them down away from your body. If fillets have skin, press down gently with a spatula for about 20 seconds to prevent curling.
• Lower heat to medium and let sizzle until fish is golden and caramelized around edges, about 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully flip fillets and add butter and thyme to pan. Tilt pan slightly to let the melted butter pool at one end. Use a spoon to baste the fish with the pooled butter. Continue basting until golden all over and cooked through, 45 to 90 seconds more, depending on the thickness of your fish. Serve immediately with chopped parsley (if using) and lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Dry Out
• Starting with parched skin is the key to a pro result- try to cook wet fish and it's going to steam, stick, rip, and generally be a huge, frustrating bummer. One hour before cooking, put your fillets on a plate, skin side up (no seasoning, please!), and leave them uncovered in the fridge to dry out.
• Start Smoking
• Get a large stainlesssteel skillet ripping hot over high heat (2 minutes should do it), then pour in 1 tablespoon oil and add a big pinch of salt. Once the oil is smoking, take the skillet off the heat and use a handful of paper towels to wipe oil and salt around and out of the pan (be extra careful-you might want to use tongs to hold the towels).
• Give 'Em Some Skin
• Put your now-seasoned skillet back over high heat and take those beautiful air-dried fillets out of the fridge. Add another 1 tablespoon oil to the pan and hit both sides of each fillet with a decent amount of salt. Once the oil is shimmering, carefully lay a fillet skin side down in the pan (be sure to lay them going away from you to guard against spatters).
• Be Firm
• Use a fish spatula (call it a "fish spat" if you want to sound like a pro) to apply firm, even pressure to the fillet until it relaxes and lies flat. Repeat with remaining fillet, then keep at it! Periodically press down each fillet and cook until flesh is nearly opaque and cooked through, with just a small raw area on top.
• Flip and Rest
• Slide your fish spatula under each fillet and-using your other hand as a guide-turn it away from you (watch that oil). Remove the pan from heat. At this point you're just letting the raw side kiss the skillet to finish cooking, about 1 minute.