Why recepie famous for?
Perfect crisped skin and a nutty pan sauce make fish feel downright luxurious. Toasting your own nuts yields far more flavorful and fresh results than buying preroasted ones at the store. But recently we’ve been taking things a step further by toasting a handful of nuts in a skillet with a few tablespoons of olive oil or butter over medium heat until they’re super golden and fragrant. Save any of the leftover oil to boost vinaigrettes.
Ingredients
1 tsp. honey¼ cup plus 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 tsp. kosher salt, plus more
2 small kohlrabi, peeled, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced crosswise
1 large green apple, cut into quarters lengthwise, thinly sliced lengthwise
½ red onion, thinly sliced
4 5–6-oz. skin-on Chilean sea bass or salmon fillets
Freshly ground black pepper
½ cup coarsely chopped blanched hazelnuts
6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Lemon wedges (for serving)
Instructions
Whisk honey, ¼ cup lemon juice, 2 Tbsp. oil, and 1 tsp. salt in a large bowl. Add kohlrabi, apple, and onion and toss to coat. Let sit while you cook the fish.Swirl remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in a large nonstick skillet to coat. Season fish generously on both sides with salt and pepper and place, skin side down, in cold skillet. Set over medium heat and cook until fat starts to cook out of fish, about 4 minutes. Gently press on fillets with a spatula so skin makes good contact with pan, then keep pressing, cycling from one fillet to the next every few seconds, until skin starts to crisp. Continue to cook without pressing until skin is super crisp and flesh is mostly opaque, 8–10 minutes total (adjust heat as needed, but don’t rush it). Turn over; cook until completely opaque, about 1 minute. Place skin side up on plates.
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