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Kingklip with buttered leeks and pancetta

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Seafood
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Carb, High Fat Low Carb
Keyword: fresh fish, kingklip
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 2 generous servings
This delicious dish was quick and easy to prepare. You can't go wrong with these beautiful ingredients.
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Ingredients

  • 1 kingklip fillet 400-600g, cut into large chunks
  • 80 g Richard Bosman pancetta
  • 4 medium leeks
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • chopped parsley to serve

Instructions

  • Heat your grill.
  • Preheat a heavy-bottomed pan and cook the pancetta until crisp (pancetta cooks much faster than regular bacon, so this only takes a few minutes). Set aside on kitchen paper and leave the residual fat in the pan.
  • Fry the leeks for a couple of minutes before adding the garlic. Continue to cook gently and stir frequently so that they do not brown. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Season the kingklip on both sides. Add the olive oil to the pan and fry the kingklip for a few minutes on a side until slightly golden.
  • Add the butter to the pan and once melted, baste the fish. Add the leeks back into the pan with the lemon juice. Transfer to the oven for a few minutes to get some colour on the kingklip.
  • Serve with chopped crispy pancetta, some chopped parsley and wilted greens.