Ingredients
- 4 large blue-eye cutlets (about 200g each), skin on (see note)
- Sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons plain flour, plus more for dusting the fish
- 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 cups fish stock
- 12 clams, scrubbed
- 2/3 cup frozen baby peas, thawed
- Crusty bread, for serving
Method
Rub the fish with salt and white pepper and let stand for 15 minutes.
Heat the olive oil in a deep, heavy-based frying pan over medium-low heat. Dust the fish very lightly with flour. Cooking two pieces of fish at a time, add the fish to the pan and cook for 30 seconds on each side. Set fish aside.
Add the garlic and half the parsley to the pan. Cook for 1 minute, stirring, until the garlic is very fragrant but not browned. Add the 2 teaspoons flour and stir for another 30 seconds. Add wine and fish stock, increase the heat to medium-high, and cook the sauce, stirring, until it thickens a little, about 2 minutes.
Return the fish to the pan. (If using fillets rather than cutlets, arrange them skin side down.) Reduce the heat to low and cook for 2 minutes. Using a spatula, turn the fish over, then add the clams and peas. Cover the pan and cook for about 5 minutes more, until the fish just flakes when prodded with a fork and the clams open. Stir in the remaining parsley. Taste the sauce for seasoning, adding salt and/or white pepper as necessary. Transfer to a deep serving dish. Serve with the bread to mop up the sauce.
