pat's Recipe

Whitefish Fillets in a Hazelnut Butter Sauce

Category: Seafood

Ingredients
6 oz. unsalted butter at room temperature
4 oz. hazelnuts, roasted, peeled, and chopped
2 tsp. fresh parsley, chopped
2 tsp. shallots, minced
pinch salt
pinch cayenne pepper
2 whitefish fillets

Directions

Prepare whitefish by sprinkling with salt and pepper and dotting with butter. Blend unsalted butter, hazelnuts, parsley, shallots, and cayenne pepper in a blender at medium speed for 30 seconds. Broil fillets for 7 minutes or until just about done. Remove from broiler and spread with hazelnut butter. Finish cooking by returning to broiler for another 1 1/2 minutes.

Serves 2.