Lacquered Flounder

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Ingredients

  • 1 dried cascabel chile
  • 4 cups fresh satsuma orange or tangerine juice (about 16 satsumas)
  • 1/4 cup turbinado sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cane vinegar
  • 8 (6-ounce) flounder fillets, skinned
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided

Instructions

  1. Pierce chile with a knife. Combine chile, juice, sugar, and vinegar in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 20 minutes), stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, and simmer until reduced to 3/4 cup (about 10 minutes), stirring occasionally. Discard chile.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°.
  3. Sprinkle both sides of fish with Creole seasoning. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 fillets to pan; saute 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Place fish on a baking sheet; spread about 1 tablespoon juice mixture over each fillet. Repeat procedure with remaining oil, fish, and juice mixture.
  4. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

419 kcal 21% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 5.8g 12% DV
Total Fat 26.9g 35% DV
Carbs 42.4g 15% DV
Fiber 7.2g 26% DV
Sugar 35.1g 70% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 97.5mg 4% DV
Potassium 514.8mg 11% DV
Cholesterol 11.3mg 4% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 333.5mcg 37% DV
Vitamin C 7.9mg 9% DV
Vitamin D 0.7mcg 4% DV
Calcium 19.5mg 2% DV
Iron 1.7mg 9% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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