Flounder With Brown Butter Lemon And Tarragon Recipes

FLOUNDER WITH BROWN BUTTER, LEMON AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Put flour in a low bowl or pie plate and stir in a generous amount of salt and pepper and a pinch of cayenne.
• Place a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and tilt pan to coat bottom.
• Season the fillets lightly with salt and pepper. Dip each fillet quickly into flour mixture, shaking off excess flour.
• Lay fillets in skillet in one layer. Cook for about 2 minutes per side, until golden. Transfer cooked fish to a warm platter.
• Leave the heat at medium-high and add cold butter. Let butter sizzle until foamy and brown, but do not let it burn. Add lemon juice, parsley and chopped tarragon and swirl to incorporate.
• Spoon butter sauce over fish. Garnish with a few tarragon leaves and serve immediately with lemon wedges.

SAUTEED FLOUNDER WITH SEASONED BROWN BUTTER

Steps:

• Pat fillets dry, season with salt and pepper and dredge in flour and shake off excess flour. In a measuring cup, melt butter in microwave. Heat non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Pour in clear butter and leave milk solids in measuring cup. Place fish in hot butter and cook until golden. Flip fillet and cook other side until golden. Remove golden fish to paper towels to drain. In a small skillet, heat butter over medium high heat until milk solids begin to brown. Stir in lemon juice and parsley. Drizzle browned butter over fillet and serve immediately.

TARRAGON FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Place fillets in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over fish. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove to a serving plate with a slotted spatula. Serve immediately.

TARRAGON FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Place fillets in a greased 13x9x2 pan.
• Mix remaining ingredients and pour over fish.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Remove to a serving plate with a slotted spatula and serve immediately.

TARRAGON WALNUT BROWN BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until butter is a light-tan, nutty color and fragrant, 6 to 10 minutes.
• Stir walnuts into butter; cook and stir in hot butter until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add lemon juice, remove skillet from heat, add tarragon, and season with salt and black pepper.