Recipe courtesy of Martha Nesbit

Pan-Fried Flounder

  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 15 min
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cook: 10 min
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Ingredients

4 skinless flounder-fillets

Salt and pepper, to taste

Flour, for dredging fish

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 tablespoons butter, divided

1 lemon, juiced

1 small bottle capers

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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bethrob555

I made this with two thin flounder fillets and it was so delicious I ate both pieces of fish. I don't care for capers, so I only used butter and lemon for the sauce. I had some McCormick salt free garlic & herb seasoning in my cabinet and sprinkled a small amount on the flesh side of each piece of fish to make up for the additional flavor the capers would have added. This recipe was so easy and will definitely be in my list of recipes to make regularly.

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