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🍽️ Zander fillet on creamy mashed potatoes with lemon-caper butter
823 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 800 g starchy potatoes
- 40 g butter
- 200 ml hot milk
- salt
- nutmeg
- 60 g walnut halves
- 8 zander fillets (approx. 80 g each)
- pepper (from the mill)
- 2 tbsp flour
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 60 g butter
- 2 tbsp capers
- dill tips (for garnish)
Instructions
- 1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
- 2. Steam the potatoes for about 30 minutes until they are cooked through.
- 3. Peel the cooked potatoes.
- 4. Press the potatoes through a potato ricer.
- 5. Let the pressed potatoes steam off for a short moment.
- 6. Stir in the butter and the hot milk.
- 7. Whisk the mixture until a creamy mash forms.
- 8. Season the mash with salt and nutmeg.
- 9. Roast the nuts in a pan without fat until they are fragrant.
- 10. Remove the nuts from the pan immediately and set them aside.
- 11. Rinse the zander under running water.
- 12. Pat the fish dry with a kitchen towel.
- 13. Season the zander with salt and pepper.
- 14. Lightly dust the skin side of the fish with flour.
- 15. Fry the zander in hot oil with the skin side facing down.
- 16. Fry the fish slowly for 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown.
- 17. Turn the fish once.
- 18. Remove the pan from the heat source.
- 19. Let the fish finish cooking in the residual heat.
- 20. Wash the lemon under hot water.
- 21. Dry the lemon.
- 22. Grate the lemon zest finely.
- 23. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
- 24. Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
- 25. Add the lemon zest, 1 to 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and the capers to the butter.
- 26. Heat the butter mixture until hot.
- 27. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
- 28. Spread the mashed potatoes onto the plates.
- 29. Place the zander on top of the mash.
- 30. Drizzle the fish with the caper butter.
- 31. Garnish the dish with dill tips and the roasted nuts.
- 32. Serve the meal immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 823
- Protein: 67 g · Fett/Fat: 43 g · Carbs: 41 g