Steamed plaice with lemon, parsley and new potatoes

Name: Steamed plaice with lemon, parsley and new potatoes
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 plaice fillets, skinless, small; 1 lemon, half sliced, half juiced; 1 handful fresh parsley, chopped; 1 handful fresh dill, chopped; 600g new potatoes; 300g frozen peas; 250g green beans, trimmed; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; 1 tsp lemon zest

Delicate plaice fillets steamed over lemon and herbs with buttery tasting new potatoes and sweet peas, no butter needed.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.30 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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8plaice filletsskinless, small
1lemonhalf sliced, half juiced
1handful fresh parsleychopped
1handful fresh dillchopped
600 gnew potatoes
300 gfrozen peas
250 ggreen beanstrimmed
2spring onionsfinely sliced
1 tsplemon zest

Method

1
Boil the new potatoes in water for 15 minutes until tender.
15 min
2
Place the lemon slices in the base of a steamer pan or a basket over simmering water.
3
Season the plaice with black pepper. Fold each fillet in half and lay on the lemon. Scatter with half the herbs. Cover and steam for 5 to 6 minutes, until the fish is white and flakes easily.
6 min
4
Add the peas and green beans to the potatoes for the last 4 minutes of cooking. Drain.
4 min
5
Toss the vegetables with the lemon juice, lemon zest, spring onions and remaining herbs.
6
Serve the fish on top of the vegetables.

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