Recipe: White fish with pepper, capers and lemon

White fish with with pepper, capers and lemon. Photo / Babiche Martens.

White fish with pepper, capers and lemon

Serves 4

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 red pepper cut into strips, seeds removed
• 2 lemons, sliced thinly
• ½ cup capers
• 2 tsp fresh or dried oregano
• Salt and pepper
• 2 Tbsp oil, for cooking fish
• 4 x 150g pieces of fish
• ¼ cup chopped italian parsley
• Lemon wedges to serve

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic and peppers and cook for 5 minutes until softened.

2. Add the lemons, capers and oregano and season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes.

3. In a frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Pan-fry the fish for 2-3 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness. Remove and place on top of the peppers on a serving dish or in the frying pan.

4. On to a serving platter place the pepper mixture and top with fish. Sprinkle with parsley and squeeze lemon over fish.

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