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Sautéed Weakfish with Chervil

Name: Sautéed Weakfish with Chervil
Ingredients: 3 Pound Weakfish — Fresh weakfish, source whole purchase weight; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 2 Tablespoon Oil — Oil for frying; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 1 Teaspoon Salt — Salt; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 0.5 Teaspoon White pepper — White pepper; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 0.5 Ounce Butter — Butter for brown finish; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 3 Branch Chervil — Chervil leaves; 0.5 Lemon — Lemon, juice only

Documentary adaptation of printed No1599; source timings are guides, with actual output and safe endpoints to be measured.

Type: Main course

By Alexander Filippini · Posted Sep 29, 2026

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Step 1
Choose clean food-safe three-pound weakfish and record actual edible weight. Season, gently fry in TWO TBSP oil for source FIVE MINUTES EACH SIDE, then bake source TEN-MINUTE GUIDE until fish centre measures at least 70°C.
Step 2
Lift onto hot dish and discard frying oil. Brown SEPARATE HALF OUNCE butter in cleaned pan; add leaves from THREE chervil branches and juice HALF lemon, toss briefly and pour over fish ONCE.

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