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Deep-fried sole with crisp noodles and brown butter sauce

Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Serves 1
From Ready Steady Cook

Method


  1. For the deep fried sole, pour the vegetable oil into a large saucepan or deep fat fryer and heat until a small cube of bread turns golden in 30 seconds. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.)

  2. For the batter, put the flour into a large bowl and gradually whisk in enough cold fizzy water to make a batter the onsistency of double cream. Dip the sole into a little flour and shake off the excess and then dip into the batter. Then gently drop the battered fish into the hot oil. Deep fry for five minutes or until crisp and golden-brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

  3. For the crisp noodles, carefully drop the rice noodles into the hot oil and fry for one minute or until puffed up. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

  4. For the brown butter sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan and heat until just turning golden-brown. Add the lemon juice and parsley, and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook for one more minute.

  5. To serve, pile the crisp noodles onto a serving plate, top with the deep fried sole and pour over the brown butter sauce and garnish with lemon wedges.

Ingredients

For the deep fried sole

  • 300ml/½pt vegetable oil for deep frying
  • 1 sole fillet, skinned
  • 200g/7oz self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
  • pinch turmeric
  • cold fizzy water
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the noodles

  • 300ml/½ pint vegetable oil for deep frying
  • 100g/3½oz rice noodles

For the brown butter sauce

  • 55g/2oz butter
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • small handful fresh parsley, chopped
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • lemon wedges, to garnish

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