Flounder can be called one of the most fatty and delicious fish. It can be stewed, fried, boiled. Flounder dishes are popular on almost all continents. And some even smoke it. In the first dishes of their flounder, greens, various spices, dry wine are often added. But many people know this fish in fried form. Of course, such a recipe will be considered in this article. But to expand the culinary “horizons”, you need to learn about what the first flounder dishes can be prepared in your own kitchen.
Here is one of the recipes. Take a liter of water, flounder - 700 grams, potatoes - five pieces, two celery roots, two onions, two tablespoons of butter, a tablespoon of lemon juice, pepper and salt. Fish must be cleaned, gutted and washed thoroughly. Then cut it into portions, and from the fins, tail, skin and head, cook the broth. Then it must be filtered. Flounder fillet you need to pepper, salt and put in a pan, then add finely chopped onions, potatoes, celery root. All this is poured with fish stock and cooked for 20 minutes under the lid. This flounder ear is seasoned with lemon juice and butter.
Here is another recipe that will solve all the problems with lunch. Make flounder soup. You will need two kilograms of fish, a half kilogram of radish, 30 grams of green onions, 20 grams of garlic, 80 grams of soy sauce, red pepper and salt. Butcher the fish, separate the tail and fins from it. The flounder itself must be cut into pieces about 5 centimeters wide. If the fish is small, then just cut it in half. Radish should be cut into squares, onions - in half rings, and garlic - chopped. Now pour three liters of water into a suitable pan, send soy sauce there, and boil it all. Next, put the radish, and after it rises up, you can add the flounder itself to the pan. After about five minutes, remove the foam, and a few minutes before the fish is ready, add green onion and garlic to the soup. Red pepper is added immediately before use.
But the recipe for flounder, which is common to all of us. Fried fish has always been particularly popular. Take 500 grams of flounder fillet, lemon juice, pepper and salt. For batter, you will need three eggs, 200 milliliters of milk, 200 grams of flour and herbs to taste. The fish fillet is cut into slices, then they should be pepper, sprinkle with lemon juice and salt. Now prepare the batter. To do this, beat the milk with eggs, and then introduce the flour. You can also add parsley or dill to the resulting dough, but this is optional. Flounder is fried in a hot skillet pre-oiled with vegetable oil. Dip fish slices in batter and cook flounder dishes with pleasure.
And this recipe is useful for those who love delicate combinations of fish and fruit. You will need a kilogram of flounder fillet, one lemon, half a kilogram of apples, two tablespoons of butter and one olive, anise, chili pepper, marjoram, salt. Fillet should be cut into pieces, squeeze the juice of lemon on them, season and pepper them, season with marjoram. Then you should peel the apples. Remove the middle ones from them. As a result, you should get circles from apples. Take a baking dish with high sides, grease it with olive oil, and then lay the first layer of apples. It must be salt, pepper, sprinkle with marjoram, and then put on top of a layer of fish. It is sprinkled with parsley and pieces of butter. Place another layer of apples and anise on top. Fish is baked in the oven at 200 degrees for about half an hour. Then it can be served on the table to the delight of all gourmets. It turns out a dish with an unusual taste and delicious aroma.
Enjoy your meal.