All landlubbers agree on that. A fried plaice is always a delicious meal and worth the slightly higher effort.
Ingredients for 2 people
- 1 small cucumber
- 1 medium onion
- 2-3 sprigs of dill
- 2 tablespoons white wine – vinegar
- ½ tsp mustard, salt, pepper
- 3 tbsp oil
- 500 g waxy potatoes
- 2 ready-to-cook plaice
- 2-3 tbsp lemon juice
- 40 g smoked and streaky bacon
- 2-3 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp clarified butter
- lemon for garnish
Preparation
- Wash the cucumber and slice or cut it. peel onion. Cut one half into wedges, one into cubes. Wash and finely chop the dill. Whisk together vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Beat in 1 tbsp oil. Mix with cucumber, diced onion, and dill.
- Peel, wash, and thinly slice the potatoes. Fry in 2 tablespoons hot oil for 20-25 minutes, turning occasionally. Add the onion wedges after about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. keep warm.
- Wash the place thoroughly and pat dry. Drizzle with lemon juice. Finely dice the bacon. Fry in a large coated pan until crispy. Then take it out.
- Place flour on a large plate. Pat the clods dry again. Season with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Knock off excess flour. Heat 1 tablespoon of clarified butter in the bacon fat and fry the plaice for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Keep warm or fry the plaice in two large pans at the same time.
- Serve the plaice with fried potatoes and cucumber salad. Heat the bacon in the frying fat and spread it over the place. Garnish with lemon and serve. Good Appetite.
Useful additional knowledge
Sea fish such as plaice, salmon, herring, or sardines contain many important nutrients. This includes plenty of iodine for the production of important hormones, valuable protein for cell formation, and omega-3 fatty acids for the heart and circulatory system. Nutrition experts, therefore, recommend sea fish 1-2 times a week.
