By Eileen Goldfinger, Food and Garden Editor @Blogfinger
1/2 pound flounder
1 tablespoon of Wegmans pan searing flour *
4 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground garlic
4 tablespoons Wegmans shallot-thyme finishing butter **
1 tablespoon margarine
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 scallions, diced
1/2 lemon, juiced
Preheat 10 inch non-stick fry pan on medium low heat.
Fish:
Dry flounder fillets with a paper towel. (If the fish is wet, it will steam and not brown). Sprinkle both sides of fillets with searing flour, paprika and ground garlic. Place one tablespoon of canola oil on each side of the fillets and rub the spices into the fish.
Sauce:
Add remaining 2 tablespoons of canola oil, 1 tablespoon shallot-thyme butter and 1 tablespoon of margarine into the fry pan. As the oils heat up, brush them over the bottom of the pan. When the oil starts to sizzle, place the fillets into the pan. The heat should still be at medium low. When the filets start to brown, approximately 7 minutes, turn them over. Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
Serves 2
* You can substitute all purpose flour that has been sifted.
**You can make the finishing butter or margarine yourself: Let the butter come to room temperature and stir in 1 teaspoon of minced fresh thyme leaves or 1/4 teaspoon of dried thyme leaves and 1/2 minced shallot.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Wegmans Ocean seafood department sold more fish than any other of the 81 Wegmans branches in the entire country on July 4. Currently they are featuring whole red snapper. Here is a link to Eileen’s recipe for whole baked red snapper. —PG
Eileen’s whole baked red snapper
LOUIS PRIMA: “Che La Luna.” (Italians like ribald lyrics, like the Jews from the Yiddish theater.)
I tried the recipe tonight with Wegman’s excellent wild Alaskan halibut filets, and it worked out well – mouth watering!
Restaurant idea is great but it should be called “FingerFood”.
Eileen (and Paul) should open a healthy restaurant in Ocean Grove. It could be called Blogfood .