Parmesan Pesto Crusted Flounder Food

BAKED FLOUNDER WITH PANKO AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a large, shallow baking dish.
• Arrange flounder fillets on prepared baking dish and brush with 1 tablespoon butter. Combine remaining 3 tablespoons butter with bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and thyme in a bowl; sprinkle over flounder.
• Bake in preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes. Carefully transfer fillets to a plate with a spatula.

FLOUNDER WITH PARMESAN CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat broiler and prepare broiler pan with cooking spray.
• Arrange fish on broiler pan.
• In a small bowl, combine yogurt, Parmesan, mustard, lemon juice and horseradish.
• Spread mixture over both sides of the fillets.
• Broil about 8 inches from heat, turning once, for about 6 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

PARMESAN-PESTO CRUSTED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Combine the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese and set aside.
• Saute the garlic and shallot until translucent in the olive oil, and add to bread crumbs and parmesan mixture.
• Spray fillets lightly with pam on one side, turn over and spread a thin layer of pesto on other side.
• Press the bread crumb mixture gently onto the fillets (both sides).
• Broil in oven for about 3-4 minutes each side, or until fish flakes easily and crumb mixture is golden.
• Serve with Honey Balsamic Portabello Mushroom Sauce and enjoy!

PARMESAN BROILED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Place fillets in a single layer on a lightly greased or pan sprayed, shallow oven-to-table type broiler pan. Brush with lemon juice.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients to make the cheese topping mixture. Set aside.
• Broil fillets 4 to 6 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. (Time will depend on the thickness of the fillets and temperature of your oven/broiler.).
• Remove fillets from oven. Spread with Parmesan topping.
• Broil an additional 30 seconds or until cheese is lightly browned and bubbly (be careful to watch it, or it can burn).
• Garnish with lemon twists and parsley, if desired.
• Note: Mushy cooked fish is a result of either 1) overcooking/overheating, or 2) over-marinating (which, science-wise, is another method of partial cooking, depending on the marinade). Since the flounder in the recipe is not marinated, if the fish comes out mushy I suspect the results are the from overcooking. Either the fish was left under the broiler for too long, the temperature of the broiler is too high, or the rack on which the the pan placed under the broiler is too close to the heat.

PARMESAN-HERB BAKED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Lay fish out on a foil-lined baking sheet that has been coated with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, mix together the cheese, mayonnaise, and onions; spread mixture evenly over fish.
• Mix together the breadcrumbs and remaining ingredients; sprinkle evenly over fish.
• Lightly coat fish with cooking spray.
• Bake in a 400° oven for 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily.