Baked lemon sole, fennel, orange and chilli

Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 4 large double fillets of lemon sole, skin on
  • 2 tbsp crème fraiche
  • 75ml olive oil
  • 2 bulbs of fennel, trimmed and sliced as thin as you can, keep any fronds to chop through the salad
  • 1 orange, peeled and segmented
  • Half a red chilli, deseeded and finely diced
  • A little pinch of sugar
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
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1 Preheat your oven to 185 degrees.

2 Put the sole on an oiled tray, skin side down, then apply the crème fraiche in an even layer over the top.

3 Drizzle with some of the olive oil, then set it aside until you're ready to cook.

4 Mix the fennel with the orange segments, chilli, sugar and remaining olive oil.

5 Chop any fennel fronds you may have and add them, then season with salt and pepper.

6 Depending on the thickness of the fish, bake for eight-10 minutes until cooked .

7 Serve with the fennel and some boiled new potatoes.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford