Dover sole with shrimp butter

Gordon Ramsay recipes Dover sole with shrimp butter and nettle champ recipe

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Gordon Ramsay

Date Published:
22/07/2008

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Gordon spices up his sole with a knob of shrimp butter in this delicious dish from the F Word

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 medium Dover sole, gutted and prepped
  • 200g plain flour
  • Knob of butter
  • Olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the champ:

  • 1.5kg floury potatoes
  • 50g butter
  • 450ml milk
  • 150ml double cream
  • 6 spring onions, chopped
  • 75g nettle tops roughly chopped, blanched

For the shrimp butter:

  • 60g butter
  • 400g cooked and peeled brown shrimps
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • Small handful flat leaf parsley, chopped

Method: How to make Dover sole with shrimp butter and nettle champ

1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C.

2. Season the flour with salt and pepper. Dust the fish all over in the flour. Heat a little olive oil in a large pan, season the sole again and fry on one side until golden brown (3 - 4 minutes in total). Add a touch of butter towards the end, flip over and transfer the fish to the oven for a further 6 minutes or until its cooked.

3. To make the champ: boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and mash using a potato ricer and return to the pan to dry out a little. Bring the milk and double cream to the boil in another pan and gradually stir enough into the potatoes to achieve a good creamy texture. Finally add the spring onions, butter and nettle tops and season to taste.

4. For the shrimp butter: melt the butter in hot pan and cook until it begins to brown. Add the shrimps, cayenne pepper and capers. Lightly season and add the lemon juice. Cook until the shrimps are heated through then add the flat leaf parsley and stir to combine.

5. Serve the fish on warm plates, spoon the shrimp butter on top and a spoonful of nettle champ on the side.

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