Flounder Saute Recipes

SAUTEED FLOUNDER WITH SEASONED BROWN BUTTER

Steps:

• Pat fillets dry, season with salt and pepper and dredge in flour and shake off excess flour. In a measuring cup, melt butter in microwave. Heat non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Pour in clear butter and leave milk solids in measuring cup. Place fish in hot butter and cook until golden. Flip fillet and cook other side until golden. Remove golden fish to paper towels to drain. In a small skillet, heat butter over medium high heat until milk solids begin to brown. Stir in lemon juice and parsley. Drizzle browned butter over fillet and serve immediately.

SAUTEED SOLE OR FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a large skillet until hot.
• Dip the fish first in buttermilk, then in the flour, shaking to remove excess flour.
• Sauté fish for 2-3 minutes per side, depending on thickness of fish.
• Remove fish from the pan, drain on paper toweling or a paper bag.
• Serve with lemon wedges.
• Variations:.
• With Browned Butter and Almonds: After the fish is cooked through, place on a hot serving dish and keep warm. Clean out the pan and add about 3 TBSP butter. Cook the butter over medium heat until it is lightly browned, adding 2 TBSP slivered almonds just as the color of the butter is turning. Pour the browned butter and almonds over the fish.
• With Herbs and Butter: Follow directions above, but adding chopped chives and parsley (or chopped sweet marjoram or chirvil) to the butter. Sauté the herbs with the butter for 30 seconds. Pour the herb butter over the fish before serving.

FLOUNDER IN LEMON AND WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix bread crumbs, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• Dredge fish fillets in the crumbs mixture, shake off any excess.
• Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet large enough to accommodate 4 fillets in single layer.
• Add the flounder fillets to the skillet and saute them until done, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Transfer the fish to a large serving plate, cover to keep warm.
• Add wine, garlic, lemon juice and orange juice to the pan, stir to mix for about 1 minute or until the sauce is thicken.
• Add green onion and butter and quickly remove from heat.
• Pour sauce over fish, garnish with chopped chives and serve immediately with steamed rice and your favorite steamed vegetable.

FLOUNDER SAUTE

Steps:

• Heat oil in non-stick skillet.
• Cook onion until translucent.
• Add pepper and tomatoes.
• Cover and simmer about 10 minutes.
• Add capers, olives, parsley.
• Put flounder fillet on top and spoon some juices over it.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cover and simmer about 5 minutes, until done.

LEMON SAUTEED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• mix breadcrumbs with salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• dredge flounder in crumbs, shake off excess.
• heat oil in saute pan, add fillets and saute until browned, aprox 2-3 mins per side.
• remove to a plate and keep warm.
• add wine, garlic, lemon juice, orange juice and rind, boil to thicken, 1-2 minutes.
• add scallions, remove from heat and swirl in butter.
• serve over fish,.
• garnish with chives.