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Abborre (roast perch with lemon butter)

A whole perch or fillets, roasted in the oven with butter, lemon and fresh dill. Its fine, delicate flesh is eaten with the fingers or a fork, in summer, by the water.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Beurre citronné

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C and lay the perch fillets on a tray lined with baking paper.
  2. Mix the softened butter with the lemon zest, crushed garlic, chopped dill and a pinch of salt.
  3. Brush the fillets with olive oil, then spread the flavoured butter over them.
  4. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the flesh flakes easily.
  5. Squeeze over the lemon juice and serve straight away with new potatoes.

Variations and tips

On the barbecue. Place the fillets on an oiled grill and grill them for 4 minutes on each side, basting them with the lemon butter.

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Original Ecomely recipe.