Sauteed Medium-Thick Fish Fillets

Name: Sauteed Medium-Thick Fish Fillets
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds, fish fillets (medium-thick, such as striped bass or snapper), rinsed and dried with paper towels, skin scored at 1 1/2-inch intervals; , Salt and ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil, or combination of oil and butter

Main Courses
Fish & Seafood
Weeknight

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1995

Choose the right pan, get it good and hot, and judge your cooking time by the thickness of the fish.

SERVES 4

TIME 20 minutes

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