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\ud83d\udc1f My son wanted to drink the sauce<\/h3>\n

This one was born in my own kitchen. I love fish, I love anything with lemon in it, and capers are just so good. The first time I served it, my son William liked it SO much he wanted to drink the sauce straight. Not spoon it over rice, not mop it up with bread. DRINK it. That is the day it became a staple at our house, and honestly, butter, lemon and capers on a golden fillet is hard to beat.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd25 A restaurant-worthy dish, ready in 20 minutes<\/h3>\n

What makes this one work is how ridiculously simple it is. You sear the fish in butter, you build the sauce in the same pan with white wine, lemon and capers, and you are done. No culinary degree needed. The secret is a properly hot pan (mine is cast iron, I threw out my non-stick ones, not great for your health), sizzling butter, and leaving the fish alone long enough for a crust to form.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f Simple, fresh, and everyone is happy<\/h3>\n

I serve this with steamed vegetables, light Boursin garlic and herb mashed potatoes<\/a>, or plain basmati rice to soak up the sauce. It works with any firm white fish. Red snapper, mahi-mahi, halibut. And if the sauce wins you over the way it did us, try it on my pan-seared scallops with lemon and caper sauce<\/a>, same sauce, different plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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