Spicy Lionfish with Dill Sauce

Spicy Lionfish with Dill Sauce

Recipe from The Lionfish Cookbook: The Caribbean’s New Delicacy, courtesy of Lad Akins and the Reef Environmental Education Foundation [REEF]

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp. mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp. fresh dill
• 1 tbsp. fresh chives
• 1 tbsp. capers
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 8 lionfish fillets
• 1 tbsp. Creole seasoning
• 2 tbsp. butter 

Method: 

   In a small bowl, squeeze juice from 1 lemon. In a medium bowl, combine 2 tsp. of the lemon juice, sour cream, mayonnaise, fresh dill, chives and capers. Blend until well combined.

   Sprinkle Creole seasoning on fillets. Heat butter in skillet. Pan fry fillets 2 minutes, each side, until browned.

   Place cooked fillets on a plate and serve with dill sauce.

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Recipe courtesy of:

The Reef Environmental Education Foundation

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