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Cooks | Bellecour's crop-sharing program is a bit fishy

Co-owner, Karl Benson, joined KARE 11 Saturday to discuss their crop-sharing program and cook up a dish.

MINNEAPOLIS — Crop-sharing programs are growing in popularity as a way for consumers to get the freshest food from the producer straight to their table.  It goes far beyond just farm-grown fruits and vegetables. Cooks | Bellecour has a series of crop shares and right now, it's focused on fish.

Co-owner, Karl Benson, joined KARE 11 Saturday to discuss their crop-sharing program and cook up a dish.

RECIPE: Lake Superior Whitefish, with Lemon, Caper Butter 

(This is our favorite Friday supper. Serve with mashed potatoes and a peppery arugula salad.)

Ingredients:

  • 2 8oz Whitefish filets
  • Kosher salt
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • Flour, for dredging
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 scallions, chopped.  White parts separated from green
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 Tablespoons capers
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped Italian parsley

Assembly:

Sprinkle filets with salt and pepper; dredge in flour, shaking off excess.

Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add filets and cook until halfway done and lightly browned, about 3 minutes; turn and cook until filets are cooked through about 3 minutes; remove to a platter and keep warm.

To the same pan, add the white parts of the scallion and cook and stir just to soften, but not brown. Add wine and bring to a simmer, scraping the bottom of the pan to remove browned bits; add lemon juice, capers and parsley and briefly heat through. 

Immediately pour sauce over filets… maybe a few spoons over the potatoes… just sayin'!

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