Fried Sole Fillets
(Filetti di Sogliola Dorati)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup dry unflavored bread crumbs
2 eggs
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4 sole fillets
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Lemon wedges
Directions:
Spread flour and bread crumbs separately on 2 pieces of aluminum foil.
Beat eggs with salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
Coat fish with flour, shaking off excess.
Dip in beaten eggs, then coat with bread crumbs.
Press bread crumbs onto fish with the palms of your hands.
Let coated fish stand 10 to 15 minutes.
Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet.
When butter foams, add fish.
Cook over medium heat until golden, 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
Place fish on a warm platter.
Garnish with lemon wedges. Serve immediately.