Flounderitaliano Recipes

ITALIAN STYLE FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange flounder in a medium baking dish. Dot with butter, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Top with tomato, basil, and garlic powder.
• Cover, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

FLOUNDER MEDITERRANEAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Plunge tomatoes into the boiling water and immediately remove to a medium bowl of ice water; drain. Remove and discard skins from tomatoes. Chop tomatoes and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; saute onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, garlic and Italian seasoning; cook until tomatoes are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in olives, wine, capers, lemon juice, and 1/2 the basil. Reduce heat, blend in Parmesan cheese, and cook until the mixture is reduced to a thick sauce, about 15 minutes.
• Place flounder in a shallow baking dish. Pour sauce over the fillets and top with remaining basil leaves.
• Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

FLOUNDER ITALIANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly spray a shallow baking dish with cooking spray (olive or canola).
• In a bowl, stir together oil, thyme, diced tomatoes, sliced olives, parsley, basil, chopped onions and lemon juice.
• In the prepared baking dish, arrange the fillets skin side down and season with salt.
• Spoon the tomato mixture over the fillets abundantly.
• Bake, uncovered, in the middle of the oven for about 15 or 20 minutes or until fish just flake.
• Garnish fish with lemon slices and fresh Thyme .
• Now comes the best part, sit down with your loved ones and enjoy !
• Hope you will go wild for this dish as my family did.
• You may want to serve this with risotto or tortellini .

FLOUNDER MILANESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F and place a sheet pan in the oven.
• Dry the fish on both sides with paper towels. Combine the flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper on a dinner plate. In a low, shallow bowl, whisk the eggs with 1 tablespoon water. Put the bread crumbs on another plate. Dredge the fish on both sides in the seasoned flour and dust off the excess. Dip both sides into the egg mixture and, finally, dredge both sides in the bread crumbs.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan and cook 2 fillets at a time over medium to medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until cooked through. Transfer the fish in one layer to the sheet pan in the oven. Add more butter and oil and cook the rest of the fillets, transferring them to the sheet pan as they're done. Toss the arugula with enough Lemon Vinaigrette to moisten. Place one fillet on each plate and pile the arugula salad on top. Heat the capers in the saute pan for 30 seconds and sprinkle over the fish and salad. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan, a squeeze of lemon juice, and the fleur de sel. Serve hot.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

FLOUNDER FILLETS FRENCH STYLE

Steps:

• Place the fillets on a flat surface and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Break the egg into a shallow wide dish and add salt, pepper and water. Beat well to blend.
• Spoon the flour onto a flat dish.
• Dip the fillets in the flour. Coat well on all sides, but shake off excess flour.
• Dip the fillets in the egg mixture to coat well on all sides. Drain off excess egg mixture.
• Heat enough oil in a skillet to coat the bottom lightly. Add a few pieces of fish at one time in a single layer without crowding. Let cook about 1 1/2 minutes or until golden brown on one side. Turn the pieces carefully and cook on the second side about one minute or until golden brown. Carefully transfer the pieces to a warm serving platter.
• Continue cooking the fish a few pieces at a time, adding more oil as necessary.
• Wipe the skillet and add the butter. Cook until the butter is melted and starts to brown. Add the lemon juice. Pour the butter over the fish. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

ITALIAN STYLE FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Arrange flounder in medium Pyrex baking dish.
• Dot with butter substitute, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Top with tomato, basil, garlic powder and capers.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes or until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

TENDER FLOUNDER FILLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place fillets in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over fish. , Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove to a serving plate with a slotted spatula. Serve immediately.

FLOUNDER ITALIANO

Steps:

• - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). - Arrange flounder in a medium baking dish. Dot with butter, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Top with tomato, basil, and garlic powder. - Cover, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish is easily flaked with a fork

FLOUNDER FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Sprinkle spinach in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with fillets., In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg until blended. Gradually add milk. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Pour over fillets; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

BAKED FLOUNDER WITH MOROCCAN SPICES

Steps:

• Combine the coriander, parsley, garlic, paprika, cumin, ground coriander, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Rub the fish fillets with this mixture. Place them in a glass or ceramic dish, cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate and allow to marinate two to three hours.
• While the fish is marinating, thickly slice the carrots and quarter the potatoes. Place them in a saucepan, cover with water and boil for 15 minutes, to parcook them. Allow to cool. Peel and slice the potatoes. Set the vegetables aside.
• Slice four of the tomatoes and puree the rest.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place oven rack in the highest position.
• Scatter the frying pepper, chili pepper and carrot slices in a baking dish. Place the fish fillets on top, then scatter the potato and tomato slices over them.
• Mix the pureed tomatoes with the olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over the fish. Cover loosely with foil. Place in the oven and bake about 20 minutes. Serve at once.