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Lemon Mustard Broiled Flounder

Flounder is a lean, thin fish that cooks very quickly. So be sure to cook it 4 to 5 inches from the heat source and watch it carefully! Clover sprouts are available in the produce department of better supermarkets.

Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 tablespoons 60mlUnsalted butter - room temperature
4 teaspoons 20mlDijon mustard
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 teaspoons 10mlGrated lemon zest
  Vegetable oil - as needed
8   Flounder fillets - (4 oz ea)
  Clover sprouts - for garnish
2   Lemons - quartered

Recipe Instructions

Place the butter in a small bowl and combine with the mustard, parsley and lemon zest. Set aside.

Arrange the oven or broiler rack 4 inches from the heat. Preheat the broiler. Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil. Oil the foil lightly. Evenly space 4 flounder fillets on each of the baking sheets.

Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the butter mixture atop each fish fillet. Broil for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the fish is lightly browned on top and just cooked through. Do not overcook.

Serve immediately, garnished with a flourish of clover sprouts and a lemon quarter.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 160 calories, no carbohydrates, 21g protein, 7g fat, 70mg cholesterol.

Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: - 03-24-2002 - S(Reformatted for MC6): - 07-30-2002 by Joe Comiskey - [email protected]

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