Click to zoomPacific Sole (Frozen, Wild)
What it is
Pacific sole is a thin, delicate white fillet — mild, slightly sweet, and very fine-flaked. One of the gentlest fish on the counter.
How we handle it
It comes to us frozen from the Pacific and is sold by weight from the freezer. Thaw it overnight in the fridge on a rack so it does not sit in water.
How to cook it
Flour it lightly and pan-fry in butter for two minutes a side, then finish with lemon. It is too thin for the grill. Pan-roasting a thick fillet.
Good to know
Because the fillets are thin they cook in moments — have everything else on the table before the fish goes in the pan.