Pan‑fried Plaice Fillets with Watercress Mayo

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 30min
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Pan‑fried plaice fillets with watercress mayonnaise is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the marine fish category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 600 g waxy potatoes
  • Salt
  • 250 g mayonnaise
  • 1 lemon (juice)
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1 box garden cress
  • pepper (ground)
  • 4 plaice double fillets (ready‑to‑cook, skinless)
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 5 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Peel and wash the potatoes; boil in salted water for 25 minutes.

  2. 2.

    Mix mayonnaise with lemon juice, cream, salt, and pepper; trim cress, fold in, and season to taste.

  3. 3.

    Wash the plaice, pat dry, season with salt and pepper, drizzle with lemon juice, and sear in 2 tbsp hot oil on both sides for 8 minutes. Add 2 tbsp butter and turn the fillets in it.

  4. 4.

    Heat 2 tbsp butter in a pan; toss the potatoes with parsley. Plate the plaice fillets with the mayo and serve.