Baked flounder with tartar sauce is a classic dish that is both delicious and easy to prepare. The delicate flavor of the flounder pairs perfectly with the tangy, creamy tartar sauce, creating a delightful combination that is sure to please everyone at the table. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dish for a dinner party, baked flounder with tartar sauce is a great choice.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
FRIED FLOUNDER WITH TARTAR SAUCE
This is my family's method of making fried flounder. It is tried and true, and I have made only one change to it since the 1970s: I add a little mustard to the egg wash mix, which I learned in Louisiana. It adds a ton of flavor. You'll also see the homemade fries on the plate. If you want to make them, I followed this recipe from The Splendid Table.
Provided by Hank Shaw
Categories Main Course
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 822 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Protein 40 g, Fat 51 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 210 mg, Sodium 1512 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BAKED FLOUNDER WITH TARTAR SAUCE
For a fresh take on flounder, I came up with an oven-baked, lightly breaded fillet teamed with tarragon tartar sauce. Lake perch, tilapia, sole and orange roughy work just as well in this recipe. -Phyllis Schmalz, Kansas City, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a small skillet, toast the bread crumbs, salt and pepper over medium heat until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. , Brush both sides of fillets with oil; coat with toasted crumbs. Place in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 6-8 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with fish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 241 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 72mg cholesterol, Sodium 510mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CORNMEAL-CRUSTED FLOUNDER WITH TARTAR SAUCE
Categories Milk/Cream Egg Fish Fry Quick & Easy Mayonnaise Cornmeal Parsley Gourmet
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make tartar sauce:
- Pulse all sauce ingredients in a blender until parsley is finely chopped.
- Cook fish:
- Stir together cornmeal, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne in a shallow bowl. Stir together flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne in another shallow bowl. Lightly beat together eggs, milk, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a third shallow bowl.
- Pat fish dry and dip fillets, 1 at a time, in flour, shaking off excess, then dip in egg mixture, letting excess drip off, and dredge in cornmeal until evenly coated. Arrange fish in 1 layer on a sheet of wax paper.
- Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then fry fillets, 2 at a time, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per batch. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Serve fish with sauce.
BAKED FLOUNDER WITH LOW-FAT CREAM SAUCE
This recipe is simple but comes out wonderfully. I add sliced canned new potatoes and fresh asparagus to the baking dish to make a full meal in a single pan.
Provided by RustyDogma
Categories Low Cholesterol
Time 40m
Yield 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Sprinkle both sides of flounder fillets garlic salt and pepper.
- Place fillets in a single layer in a greased baking dish 12x8 inches.
- Arrange sliced tomatoes over top of fillets.
- Sprinkle tomatoes with garlic salt and pepper.
- Blend flour into margarine.
- Add milk gradually and cook until thick and smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in wine and basil.
- Pour sauce over top of tomatoes.
- Bake in a 350 oven for 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 468.4, Fat 11.8, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 110.1, Sodium 916.6, Carbohydrate 20.1, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 6, Protein 47.8
FLAVORFUL FLOUNDER FOR THE OVEN
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Season both sides of flounder fillets with salt. Place into the prepared baking dish. Brush 1 tablespoon lemon juice over fillets.
- Mix remaining lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, melted butter, mayonnaise, and green onions in a bowl; spoon over the fillets.
- Bake flounder in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Switch oven to broil; broil fillets until the tops are just browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 215.7 calories, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 81.9 mg, Fat 12.7 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 23.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 312.8 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
CRISPY BAKED FISH WITH TARTAR SAUCE
Charming fish shacks and salty sea air aren't a weeknight possibility for most of us, but thankfully, this recipe is. It features a clever technique from recipe developer Molly Kreuger: Creamy tartar sauce is spread on the fish to add flavor, keep the fillets moist during cooking and help the bread crumbs adhere to the fish. (Feel free to use your favorite tartar sauce in place of the one below.) The fish is baked until nearly cooked through, then broiled to toast the breadcrumb topping. The end result is crispy, creamy, tangy and moist, all of which is achieved without having to deal with a big pot of oil. Eat with more tartar sauce and a squeeze of lemon.
Provided by Ali Slagle
Categories dinner, weekday, seafood, main course
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees and set a rack in the upper part. In a medium bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, capers, pickles, herbs and Worcestershire sauce. Using a Microplane, finely grate the garlic into the bowl, then grate in the zest of the lemon. (Hold onto the lemon; you'll use the juice later.) Stir to combine and season the tartar sauce to taste with salt and lots of pepper.
- In a small bowl, stir together the panko and olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
- Pat the fish dry on all sides and season lightly all over with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly greased or foil-lined sheet pan. Coat the top with a thin layer of the tartar sauce (a scant tablespoon per fillet). Sprinkle the panko evenly on top (about 2 tablespoons per fillet), pressing gently to adhere.
- Bake the fish on the top rack until almost cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes for fillets between ½- and ¾-inch-thick (though you should check earlier, if using a thinner fish). An instant-read thermometer should read somewhere between 125 and 130 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the fish.
- Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon juice from the lemon to the tartar sauce and cut the remaining lemon into 4 wedges for serving.
- When the fish is nearly cooked through, switch the oven to broil. Broil the fish on the top rack until the bread crumbs are golden and the fish flakes easily and registers 140 degrees in the thickest part, 2 to 3 minutes. Eat with a spoonful of tartar sauce, more black pepper and a squeeze of lemon. (Any extra tartar sauce will keep for up to a week in the fridge.)
OVEN FRIED FLOUNDER
For an easy and elegant meal, serve with Tarragon Tartar Sauce recipe #130080. From The Essential Eating Well Cookbook.
Provided by SmHerndon
Categories Healthy
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.5, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 54.4, Sodium 448.4, Carbohydrate 6.5, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.6, Protein 22.6
BAKED FLOUNDER WITH TOMATO CAPER SAUCE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Make sauce:
- Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion and fennel, stirring, until golden, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and sauté, stirring, 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and wine and simmer briskly until liquid is reduced by one third, about 5 minutes. Stir in capers, salt, and pepper, then transfer to a 2-quart gratin dish or other wide shallow baking dish.
- Prepare flounder:
- Stir together bread crumbs, butter, salt, and pepper with a fork until combined. Season flounder with salt and pepper, then roll each fillet, skinned side up, into a cylinder and arrange, seam side down, on top of sauce. Gently press bread crumbs onto flounder.
- Drizzle wine carefully around fish into sauce (not over fish) and bake in middle of oven until fish is just cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.1 calories, Carbohydrate 19.6 g, Cholesterol 101.6 mg, Fat 17.6 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 29.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 800.1 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
BAKED FLOUNDER AND EGGS
Fish is a breakfast staple all over the world, from the grilled fish and rice of Japan, to kippers and eggs in England, to bagels-and-lox brunches. But here, fresh flounder for breakfast is exotic and unexpected. This recipe puts the fish and the eggs in one pan and adds a pungent green garnish.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, easy, quick, weekday, main course
Time 20m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour butter in a 13-by-9-inch metal baking pan. Place fish in pan and turn to coat with butter. Season with about half the salt and paprika, and plenty of black pepper.
- Bake for 2 to 4 minutes, then add eggs (if you like runny eggs, add them after 3 or 4 minutes; for medium-firm but still slightly runny eggs, add them after 2 minutes, and for very firm eggs, you can add them along with the fish at the beginning). Crack eggs into pan in the corners; eggs should land next to, not on top of fish. Season eggs with remaining salt, paprika and more pepper. Continue baking until fish is just opaque and eggs are lightly set, 7 to 8 minutes more.
- Combine scallions, parsley and capers, if using. Transfer fish and eggs to serving plates; garnish with caper mixture.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 459, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 41 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 816 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 1 gram
Tips:
- Use a light hand when seasoning the flour mixture, as too much salt can overpower the delicate flavor of the flounder.
- Be sure to pat the flounder fillets dry before dredging them in the flour mixture. This will help the flour adhere to the fish and prevent it from becoming soggy.
- Cook the flounder over medium heat until it is just cooked through. Overcooking will make the fish dry and tough.
- Serve the flounder immediately with tartar sauce and your favorite sides.
Conclusion:
Baked flounder with tartar sauce is a simple yet delicious dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The delicate flavor of the flounder is complemented by the tangy tartar sauce, and the whole dish can be prepared in under 30 minutes. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy seafood dinner, give baked flounder with tartar sauce a try. You won't be disappointed!
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