Fish with Citrus Caper Sauce
Feb 11, 2026 11:54 AM
This recipe is dedicated to Joe Yonan, food editor of the Washington Post. Joe recently came out with his book called Serve Yourself, Nightly Adventures in Cooking for One.
I don’t normally cook for just myself as I have an entire pack of hungry mouths to feed every night. But since we both work from home and my husband doesn’t eat seafood, sometimes lunch is a simple fish fillet for one (he makes a PBJ for himself).
What I love about Joe’s book is that recipes sound like they come from a restaurant menu, but the ingredients and instructions are so unfussy and simple that it’s totally do-able for a party of one.
The recipes are also easily scalable so that you could feed 2 (fancy date!) or 4 (dinner party!) – we’ve made the Catfish Tacos with Chipotle Slaw for the family and it was a big hit.
This Fish with Citrus Caper Sauce recipe isn’t in his book, it’s just something I threw together for a quiet lunch with me, myself and I. Since most of my readers are cooking for more than one person, I’ve written the recipe out for both serving one and four people.
Ingredients:
- 4 fish fillets of your choice, patted very dry
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon capers (drained)
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons butter
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
15 minutes
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