Watch: Saint-Pierre Meunière (John Dory with Burnt Butter)

Name: Saint-Pierre Meunière (John Dory with Burnt Butter)
Uploaded: 2026-10-12T00:30:27.858Z
Duration: PT213.11S
Description: This elegant yet simple dish shows how basic ingredients — flour, butter, lemon and parsley — can produce deeply satisfying results. Traditionally made with flat fish like John or mirror dory, it’s a textbook example of French technique: crisp flour-dredged fish, finished with deeply browned butter and lemon. Serve it with a green salad and warm baguette to mop up every drop.

With Roberta Muir

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This elegant yet simple dish shows how basic ingredients — flour, butter, lemon and parsley — can produce deeply satisfying results. Traditionally made with flat fish like John or mirror dory, it’s a textbook example of French technique: crisp flour-dredged fish, finished with deeply browned butter and lemon. Serve it with a green salad and warm baguette to mop up every drop.

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