Baked Flounder Fish Recipe
on May 24, 2022
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Baked Flounder Fish is delicious, healthy, and made with a few simple ingredients. It’s seasoned with salt and pepper, and then baked in a lemon garlic juice to a light golden brown. Serve it with scalloped potatoes and grilled asparagus for a healthy and delicious meal that’s ready to enjoy in just 25 minutes!
What is Flounder Fish?
The flounder is a group of fish known as flatfish. They live on the ocean floor, where they lie on their flat, wide bodies, well camouflaged from predators.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Flounder Fillets
- butter
- garlic
- lemon
- salt and pepper
- parsley
How to Make Baked Flounder Fish
- Season the flounder fish with salt and pepper and place in the baking dish.
- Mix together the butter, garlic, lemon juice, and zest and then pour the mixture over the flounder fillets.
- Place the lemon rounds on top of and around the fillets.
- Bake the flounder at 400°F for 10-12 minutes or until the fish is fork-tender.
What Does Flounder Fish Taste Like?
Flounder is a mild-tasting lean fish with a flavor that’s slightly sweet. The flesh is small-flaked, is white or off-white in color, and the skin can be eaten as well. It tastes similar to halibut.
Is Halibut the Same as flounder?
Although the two fish taste similar, they are not the same. Halibut is meatier with a firmer texture, while flounder is flaky and more delicate.
Baked Flounder Fish Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 Flounder Fillets
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- juice and zest from 1/2 lemon
- 1 lemon, sliced
- salt and pepper, to taste
- parsley , for garnish
- optional other seasonings such as chili flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Set aside a baking dish.
- Season the flounder fish with salt and pepper (and optioanl other seasonings). Then place them in the baking dish.
- Mix together the butter, garlic, lemon juice, and zest and then pour the mixture over the flounder fillets.
- Place the lemon rounds on top of and around the fillets.
- Bake the flounder for 10-12 minutes or until the fish is fork-tender.
Nutrition information provided is an estimate only and will vary based on ingredient brands and cooking methods used.
