Crispy Barramundi

Crispy Barramundi

⏱ 25 minutes 🍽 2 serves 380 kcal

Barramundi is as Australian as it gets — a native fish that swims in our northern waters, silver-scaled and fighting strong. It's got firm white flesh that crisps up beautifully when you cook it right. Here we're using lemon myrtle, a native herb that tastes like lemon but earthier, more complex. You can find it dried in good shops. If you can't get it, use regular lemon zest, but try to track down the myrtle — it makes this dish sing. Quick to cook, clean flavours, proper Australian ingredients. This is bush tucker meets modern cooking.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pat the barramundi fillets dry with paper towel. Score the skin lightly with a sharp knife in a crosshatch pattern.
  2. Mix flour with lemon myrtle, salt, and pepper. Dust the skin side of the fish lightly with this mixture.
  3. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When shimmering, place fish skin-side down. Press gently with a spatula for the first 30 seconds to prevent curling.
  4. Cook for 4-5 minutes without moving until the skin is golden and crispy. Flip carefully and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove and keep warm.
  5. In the same pan, add green beans and a splash of water. Cook for 3-4 minutes until tender-crisp.
  6. Add butter and capers to the beans. Toss until butter melts and coats everything.
  7. Serve the barramundi skin-side up on the beans, with lemon wedges on the side. Squeeze the lemon over just before eating.

Nutrition (per serve)

380
Calories
35g
Protein
8g
Carbs
22g
Fat