Julia Child’s Sole Meuniere

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recipe for Julia Child Sole Meuniere, simply made with lightly breaded fillets of sole that is served with a lemony caper butter sauce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Main, Main Course

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Julia Child sole meuniere, sole meuniere, sole meuniere recipe julia child

Servings: servings

Calories: 841kcal

Author: Samantha Ferraro

Cost: $10

Equipment

Ingredients

4-6 fillets of sole boneless and skinless
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons clarified butter or ghee
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ lemon juiced
2-3 tablespoons capers
2-3 tablespoons fresh parsley hard stems removed, leaves finely chopped

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Instructions

Use paper towels to pat the sole fillets dry very well and season both sides with salt and pepper. Lightly dredge fillets in flour, shaking off any excess
Bring a wide skillet to medium heat and add clarified butter.
Place fillets in, not overcrowding the pan, about 2 fillets per skillet and brown on the first side, for about 1-2 minutes. Flip over and cook on the the side for 1-2 minutes or until fish is lightly golden brown.
Remove fish to a platter and in the same skillet, melt butter and add capers and lemon juice. Use a spatula to scrape any bits from the bottom and reduce heat. Stir in chopped parsley.
Spoon lemon caper sauce over fish and serve immediately.

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Notes

Sole fillets are thin and only need 2 minutes of cooking per side.
Because there are minimal ingredients, use the freshest you can find, such as fresh lemon juice.
Don't overcrowd the pan, depending on how wide your skillet and filets are, start with 2 fillets so they have room to brown evenly.

This recipe was originally posted in June 2012 in collaboration with YC Media and Alfred Knopf for Julia Child's 100th birthday celebration. The recipe is excerpted from The Way to Cook with permission from Julia's published, Alfred Knopf and reposted in March, 2022 with added tips, updated food photography and nutritional info.

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