Recipes · French · Main Courses

Sole Meunière

One serving has 378 kcal and 27 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (106%), cobalamin (96%), phosphorus (76%), vitamin K (57%), vitamin D (D2 + D3) (38%) and choline (32%). Ready in 20 minutes.

Sole Meunière
Photo: Jay Cross from Berkeley, California, US, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (254 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Low carb
  • Contains: dairy, fish, gluten

Ingredients

  • 200 g Sole or flounder, raw
  • 15 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 25 g Butter, unsalted
  • 10 g Lemon juice
  • 3 g Parsley, fresh
  • 0.7 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Season the sole fillet with the salt and pepper, then dust lightly all over with the flour, shaking off the excess.
  2. Melt half the butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat until foaming, then fry the sole for 3-4 minutes on the first side until golden.
  3. Turn carefully and fry for a further 2-3 minutes until the fish is opaque and cooked through; lift onto a warm plate.
  4. Wipe out the pan, add the remaining butter and cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, swirling, until it turns a nutty brown.
  5. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley, then pour the brown butter straight over the fish and serve at once.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy378 kcal18%
Carbohydrates12.5 g
Water187 mL
Fiber0.58 g2%
Protein26.7 g56%
Tryptophan0.35 g
Threonine1.2 g
Isoleucine1.3 g
Leucine2.3 g
Lysine2.6 g
Methionine0.94 g
Cystine0.33 g
Phenylalanine1.1 g
Tyrosine1 g
Valine1.4 g
Histidine0.65 g
Fat24.3 g
Monounsaturated7 g
Polyunsaturated1.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.22 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.27 g
Omega-60.61 g
Saturated13.5 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol144 mg
Calcium56 mg6%
Copper0.07 mg8%
Iron1.3 mg7%
Magnesium42.3 mg14%
Manganese0.16 mg9%
Phosphorus529 mg76%
Potassium372 mg8%
Selenium58.6 µg106%
Sodium868 mg
Zinc0.81 mg10%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.17 mg15%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.13 mg12%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3 mg22%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.49 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.21 mg16%
Folate (vitamin B9)44.8 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.3 µg96%
Choline136 mg32%
Vitamin A204 µg29%
Vitamin C7.9 mg10%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)226 IU38%
Vitamin E1.9 mg13%
Vitamin K51.5 µg57%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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