Deep Fried Flounder Food

PAN-FRIED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Wash fillets in cold water and pat dry. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dredge fillets in flour. Place oil and 2 tablespoons butter in flat, heavy-bottomed skillet and heat on medium-high until butter melts. Keeping heat at medium-high, cook fish on 1 side about 3 minutes (more or less, depending on size of fillets), until deep brown and crispy. Turn fish and cook on second side, about 3 minutes. Turn fish only once.
• Remove fish to serving platter. Turn off heat. Into hot skillet, whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Add lemon juice. Pour in capers, liquid and all. Whisk. Pour thin sauce over fish fillets. serve at once.

FRIED FLOUNDER WITH TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• For the tartar sauce, mix everything in a bowl and set it in the fridge. Salt the fish lightly on both sides and set aside.
• Set up a breading station. You will want plates or shallow bowls or somesuch. The first has the flour in it -- and if you want more seasoning than I am suggesting in this recipe, this is where you add it -- then another basin with the eggs, milk and mustard all beaten together, then the final basin with the breadcrumbs.
• Dredge the flounder in the flour first, pressing it into the fish and making sure you get it totally covered. Now sweep the fillet through the egg wash, again making sure you get it totally coated. Finally, set it in the breadcrumbs and press them in to make a good coating. Set each fillet on a plate or tray in the fridge and let it rest 1 hour, and up to all day.
• When you are ready to fry, pour in enough oil to get to a depth of about 1 inch in a large frying pan. If you happen to me making the fries to go with this, make them first and hold them in the oven. Heat the oil over high heat. Set a rack over a baking sheet and put that in the oven. Set the oven to "warm."
• When the oil hits 350F, fry your fish, right from the fridge. This works because they are very thin, and you want a pretty golden crust without overcooking the fish. Room temperature flounder fried this way will overcook. It take about 3 to 5 minutes per side to get golden brown. Move each finished fillet to the rack in the oven. When they're all done, serve it up with the tartar sauce.

CRISPY DEEP-FRIED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Heat the oven to 200 F, to keep fried fish warm while frying subsequent batches.
• Place the flounder fillets in a shallow baking dish; pour in enough milk or buttermilk to cover the fillets. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the pancake mix or baking mix and cornmeal; stir to blend.
• In a deep heavy skillet or sauté pan, heat about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of oil to 365 F (185 C). If you don't have a deep-fry thermometer, toss a 1-inch cube of bread into the hot oil. It should turn golden brown in 1 minute.
• Drain the fish using a colander.
• Dredge each piece in the baking mix and cornmeal mixture, coating the fillets thoroughly on both sides. Shake off any excess.
• Add the fish fillets to hot oil and fry.
• Turn once after about 2 minutes, until golden brown and crisp on both sides (about 4 minutes total). Fry a few at a time to keep the oil temperature from dropping. If the temperature drops significantly and does not recover quickly, the coating will absorb more oil.
• Drain the flounder fillets on paper towels and sprinkle lightly with salt, to taste.
• Transfer the fried fish to a rack in a baking pan and keep warm in the preheated oven for up to 20 minutes, if desired.
• Serve fried flounder hot, garnished with lemon wedges and parsley sprigs, if desired.

COUNTRY FRIED FLOUNDER JUST LIKE RED LOBSTER

Steps:

• 1. SKIN FILLETS AND CUT THEM INTO SERVING SIZE PORTIONS. COMBINE CORNMEAL WITH SEASONINGS. ROLL FISH IN CORNMEAL MIXTURE.
• 2. PLACE FLOUNDER IN A CAST IRON SKILLET THAT HAS BEEN PREHEATED WITH ABOUT 1/8 INCH OF OIL. BROWN ON ONE SIDE 2 TO 3 MINUTES. CAREFULLYTURN AND COOK ON THE OTHER SIDE AN ADDITIONAL 3 MINUTES, UNTIL FISH FLAKES EASILY WITH A FORK. SERVE WITH TARTER SAUCE AND COLESLAW.
• 3. MARINATE THE FISH IN BUTTERMILK FOR ONE HOUR PRIOR TO FRYING FOR A MOIST, AUTHENTIC TASTE.

DEEP FRIED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Heat the oil to 375 degrees F in a deep, heavy skillet or deep fryer. Meanwhile, mix together the cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, salt, black pepper, and flour in a shallow dish. Place the milk in another shallow dish. Dip the flounder fillets first in the milk, letting any excess drip off. Then dredge in the seasoned flour mixture, coating the fillets completely. Add the fish to the hot oil, in batches if needed) and cook until they start to float and are lightly browned. Remove the fish with a slotted spoon to paper toweling to drain. Serve hot with tartar sauce or other dipping sauces.

OVEN FRIED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450*, then coat baking sheet with cooking spray. Place bread crumbs, salt & pepper in a small dry skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring 5 minutes or until toasted - remove from heat. Brush both sides of each filet with olive oil and dredge in bread crumbs. Place on baking sheet and cook 5-6 minutes or until opaque in center.
• Carefully transfer filets to plates using spatula and garnish with dollop of Tarragon Tartar Sauce in middle and serve with lemon wedges.

FRIED FLOUNDER IN BEER BATTER

Steps:

• Cut the fillets into three-by-four-inch pieces. Sprinkle with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Combine the egg yolks, beer, flour and baking powder. Mix thoroughly.
• Whip the egg whites until stiff.
• Gently fold the egg whites into the batter until well mixed in.
• Heat the oil to 375 degrees (or to almost smoking point). Put the fish into the batter and shake off excess. Fry a few pieces at a time, turning with a slotted spoon when they rise to the surface. Drain on paper towels and keep warm until ready to serve.

SOUTHERN STYLE GOLDEN FRIED FISH

Steps:

• 1. Pour buttermilk in shallow bowl. Add fish filets, turning to coat. Refrigerate for about one hour.
• 2. Mix together flour, cornmeal and seasonings. Remove fish from refrigerator. Shake off excess buttermilk. Roll fish in seasoned corn meal mixture.
• 3. Heat oil in deep fryer to about 375 degrees. Drop fish pieces in hot oil and deep fry for about 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with additional salt/pepper, if desired and serve hot with hushpuppies, slaw and your favorite potato.