Great, easy and fast! Used diced red onion and small amount of green pepper since that's what I had on hand. Flounder fresh-caught from the creek!
Asian Flounder
Becky Luigart-Stayner; Mary Catherine Muir
Since fillets of this fish are quite thin, they often end up overcooked and dry when baked or sautéed. Steaming the fish in the microwave cooks it quickly so that it stays moist. The unusual method of folding and arranging the fish is necessary because the food toward the edge of the dish cooks more rapidly than the food in the center.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 fillet)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 188
- Calories from fat: 21%
- Fat: 4.4g
- Saturated fat: 0.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.5g
- Protein: 32.8g
- Carbohydrate: 2.7g
- Fiber: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 82mg
- Iron: 1.3mg
- Sodium: 299mg
- Calcium: 57mg
Ingredients
- 8 green onions
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil, divided
- 4 (6-ounce) flounder fillets, skinned
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 lemon slices
Preparation
- Remove green tops from onions; slice onion tops into 1-inch pieces to measure 1/4 cup; set aside. Reserve remaining onion tops for another use. Cut white portions of onions into 2-inch pieces.
- Combine cilantro, ginger, and 1 teaspoon oil in a 9-inch pie plate. Fold each fillet in half crosswise. Arrange fish spokelike with thinnest portions pointing toward center of dish. Arrange white onion portions between each fillet. Combine 1/4 cup green onion tops, 1 teaspoon oil, vinegar, soy sauce, and salt; pour over fish. Cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap. Microwave at HIGH 4 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Garnish each fillet with a lemon slice.
Note:
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Asian Flounder Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: Asian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fish
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate, Low Saturated Fat, Gluten-Free
- COOKING METHOD: Microwave
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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