August Recipe

John Dory with braised Little Gem lettuce

Serves: 4

Preparation: 30 mins

Ingredients

For the John Dory
4 fresh Jersey John Dory fillets
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp butter

For the braised Little Gem lettuce
50ml/2fl oz oil
1 shallot, finely chopped
100g/3½oz fresh Jersey peas
50ml/2fl oz white wine
2 Jersey Little Gem lettuces, blanched in stock, then quartered
250ml/9fl oz Jersey Dairy whipping cream
salt and freshly ground black pepper
½ lemon, juice only

Method

1. For the John Dory, place the fish fillets into a large shallow dish and drizzle over the oil, lemon juice and salt. Leave to marinate for 20 minutes.
2. Heat a frying pan and fry the fillets over a medium heat for one minute on each side. Add the butter to the pan and baste the fish until cooked through.
3. For the braised Little Gem lettuce, heat the oil in a pan and fry the shallot until soft.
4. Add the peas, wine and quartered Little Gem lettuces and simmer until the wine has reduced to almost nothing.
5. Add the cream and simmer until reduced by half. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly
ground black pepper and squeeze in the lemon juice.
6. To serve, divide the Little Gem mixture among four serving plates and top with the fish.