How to Cook Walleye with Lemon Caper Sauce
Learn how to cook walleye with a lemon caper sauce with this incredibly easy recipe that comes together in just 20 minutes making it a perfect dinner when you are short on time.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 (4- to 6-ounce) boneless, skinless walleye or other white-fleshed fish fillets
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¾ teaspoon sugar
- 1 Tablespoon canola or vegetable oil
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons jarred capers
- 2 Tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
- 1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- zest from 1 lemon
Instructions
- Catch a walleye.
- Gather your ingredients.
- Pat the walleye fillets dry with paper towels. Combine the salt and sugar in a small bowl and use half of it to sprinkle both sides of the walleye fillets. Let them come to room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Once again, pat fish fillets dry with paper towels. Now use the other half of the salt and sugar mixture to sprinkle both sides of the walleye again.
- Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking. Place walleye fillets in the skillet. Immediately reduce heat to medium-low and, using fish spatula, firmly press fillets for 1 minute to ensure even contact between the fish and the skillet.
- Continue to cook until fish flesh is opaque, about another 2 minutes. Turn the fillets and cook on the other side for 1 minute, basting with the oil in the pan, until just cooked through. Transfer cooked fish to platter.
- Add 4 Tablespoons of butter to the same pan with the garlic and cook over medium heat for about 1 minute. Stir in the capers, chives, lemon zest, and lemon juice and remove from the heat.
- Pour the warm lemon caper sauce over the walleye and serve immediately.
