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🍽️ Plaice fillets with homemade aioli

818 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 egg yolk
• salt
• 250 ml olive oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp water
• 8 sole fillets
• 1 large organic lemon (use juice and zest)
• butter
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 tbsp capers (washed and drained)

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the garlic cloves and press them through a garlic press.
2. 2. Place the egg yolk and a pinch of salt in a bowl and mix well with the pressed garlic.
3. 3. Slowly stir in about 3 tablespoons of oil into the egg yolk mixture while stirring constantly (ideally using the beaters of an electric hand mixer).
4. 4. Mix the remaining oil with water and lemon juice in a separate container.
5. 5. Add the oil-water-lemon mixture gradually to the egg yolk mixture while stirring constantly until the aioli is creamy.
6. 6. Finally, season the finished aioli to taste with salt and pepper.
7. 7. Rinse the plaice fillets under running water and then pat them dry with kitchen paper.
8. 8. Season the fillets on both sides with salt and pepper.
9. 9. Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a frying pan.
10. 10. Fry the plaice fillets in it for about 4 minutes on each side until golden brown.
11. 11. Remove the cooked fillets from the pan and keep them warm.
12. 12. Add another tablespoon of butter to the pan juices and let it melt gently.
13. 13. Add the lemon zest and capers to the melting butter and sauté them briefly.
14. 14. Deglaze the pan with lemon juice and 4 tablespoons of water.
15. 15. Let the sauce reduce briefly and then season to taste with salt and pepper.
16. 16. Plate 2 fillets each on pre-warmed plates.
17. 17. Drizzle the fillets with the finished sauce and serve them alongside the aioli.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 818
• Protein: 53 g · Fett/Fat: 67 g · Carbs: 2 g