Sautéed Triggerfish
2 ounces clarified
butter
7-8 ounces
Triggerfish
portions
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to
taste
2 ounces white
wine
1 shallot,
minced
1/ 2 fresh lemon
1 teaspoon
capers
1 ounce jumbo
lump crab
2 ounces butter,
softened
Pinch fresh
parsley, chopped
Heat a sauté pan. Add enough clarified butter to coat
the bottom of the pan. Apply seasoning liberally to fish
with salt and pepper. Place fish in pan and sauté on its side
until golden brown. Flip fish over and sauté until cooked
thoroughly. Remove from pan. Deglaze pan with white
wine. Add shallots and reduce until almost dry. Squeeze
lemon into mixture. Add capers and crab. Carefully whisk
in softened butter. Add parsley last. Ladle this sauce over
the fish. Serve this dish with polenta.












