Back to college today (training to tutor), 15 years on since the first time. I remember doing a version of this dish with no experience or idea of what I was actually doing. Pan fried plaice fillet, peas and baby gem in a roast fish bone veloute, green beans in a lemon burnt butter, crispy capers.

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