Dilly Flounder Food

20 BEST WAYS TO COOK FLOUNDER (+RECIPE COLLECTION)

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a delicious flounder recipe in 30 minutes or less!

BAKED FLOUNDER WITH DILL AND CAPER CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Sprinkle pepper (lemon pepper) and salt evenly over fillets. Place fish on a foil-lined baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle fish evenly with the minced garlic. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes; sprinkle evenly with dill. Bake an additional 2 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.
• While fish bakes, combine sour cream and capers in a small bowl. Place fish on a serving plate. Serve with sour cream mixture and lemon wedges.

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.

FLOUNDER WITH HERB BLOSSOM BUTTER

Steps:

• Make the herb blossom butter: Put butter in a bowl. Add chives, chive blossoms, dill, thyme blossoms, mustard blossoms if using, Dijon mustard, whole-grain mustard, lemon zest and lemon juice. Add a big pinch of salt and black pepper. Mix well with a fork until well combined. With wet hands, form butter into a log shape, then wrap and chill. Bring to cool room temperature to serve.
• Prepare the fish: Put flour in a low bowl or pie plate and season with salt, pepper and cayenne.
• Season fish on both sides with salt and pepper. Dip each fillet in seasoned flour on both sides, shaking off excess, and transfer to a large plate.
• Put 2 large skillets over medium-high heat and film bottoms with oil. When oil is hot, carefully place 2 fillets in each pan. (Alternatively, work in batches with 1 pan.)
• Reduce heat to medium and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until fish is nicely browned on one side. Flip fillets with a spatula and cook for 2 minutes more, until fish flakes easily when probed.
• Transfer fish to warm platter or individual warmed plates. With a paring knife, cut herb butter into 8 thin slices and lay 2 slices atop each fillet. Sprinkle with extra herb blossoms, if you wish, and serve immediately.

DILLY FLOUNDER

Steps:

• 1. Place butter in a 12 x 8 x 2-inch microwavable serving dish. Microwave, uncovered, at 100% power (700 watts) for 45 to 60 seconds or until melted.2. Separate fillets and unwrap. Arrange in dish with thickest portions toward outer edge of dish, overlapping thin ends. Place a lemon slice on each fillet set aside.3. In a small bowl, stir wine, water, bouillon granules, dill weed and pepper until blended. Pour over fish. Cover with waxed paper. Microwave at 100% power for 3 minutes. With a slotted spatula, carefully turn fillets over and rearrange. Re-cover. Microwave at 100% power 2 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Center should be slightly translucent. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.4. Serve from dish with slotted spatula.