Oil Poached Flounder

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Flat is Beautiful III - Flounder

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (10)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(10)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

3 cups olive oil
1 1/2 to 2 pounds flounder fillets
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 lemons, thinly sliced
1 small bunch fresh parsley, thoroughly dried

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium saucepan over low heat, bring the olive oil to 300 to 310 degrees F.

While the oil is heating, season the flounder fillets on all sides with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Lay half of the sliced lemons and half of the parsley in the bottom of a cast iron skillet large enough to hold the fillets in a single layer without overlapping. Lay the seasoned fillets on top of the lemons. Top with the remaining lemons and parsley. Once the oil has reached temperature, gently pour it over the fillets, and place in the oven and poach for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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recipe Oil Poached Flounder
ilana brooklyn, NY 09-27-2009
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Light and fluffy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was very simple delicous and juicy. We all loved it
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Elisa Norfolk, VA 08-26-2009
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Not very good
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I made this recipe exactly according to instructions, but it turned out very bland. I wouldn't make it again.
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mario new york, MA 01-23-2009
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Easy and tasty
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe exactly and everything worked out wonderfully. The fish was perfect. Be careful pouring the oil on the... fish, the lemon juice boils/splatters. I will make this again, but three cups of olive oil is a lot! I didn't see this on TV, but I wondered if he commented that you don't need extra virgin. It would seem that taste here is proportional to the quality of oil used. Hence, the oil can easily be more expensive than the fish.Read more
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Mary Houston, TX 08-11-2008
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Did not like
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I don't know what I did wrong. I followed the recipe. It came out soft and oily.
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Lori Tallahassee, FL 06-30-2008
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simple and delicious
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I would have never thought of cooking fish this way. It was easy and fairly quick to prepare. I will definitely make this... again! I heart Alton Brown!Read more
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Anonymous 09-09-2006
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great
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

super easy and tasted great