Flounder fish is often underestimated for its taste, especially when it is just fried. Cooking in the oven will allow the delicate dietary meat of sea fish to fully reveal its taste. Moreover, you can bake flounder in the oven whole or in slices of fillets, in foil and sleeve.
Secrets of proper cooking flounder in the oven
Before baking the flounder, it is important to cut it properly to get rid of the unpleasant smell of sea fish.
Flounder goes well with onions, it is this vegetable that helps to eliminate the very unpleasant aroma of the sea, because of which fish is often neglected. Also, when baking, it is recommended to add potatoes and other vegetables: carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes.
Beforehand, to eliminate the specific odor, it is advisable to soak the flounder carcasses in milk. A standard set of fish seasoning also helps to cope with it. Any citrus fruit, especially lemon, also helps remove iodine aroma and enhances the taste of fish meat.
When cutting a flounder, it is not necessary to remove the head if you are going to cook in the oven. You can bake the carcass whole, or you can divide it into portions or cut into fillets.
Whole oven-baked flounder
It is better to bake small fish whole, the flounder meat is juicy. This recipe is suitable for baking both in foil and in a sleeve.
You will need:
- flounder carcass - 1.6 kg;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
- butter - 1 tbsp the spoon;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- a bunch of parsley, dill;
- pepper and salt to taste.
To cook flounder deliciously, it is important to follow the entire process step by step. First, remove the butter from the refrigerator and leave at room temperature to soften a little.
Cut the carcass, free it from entrails, head and fins. Rinse thoroughly. Place the fish on the board light side up, make several cross cuts on it, based on the size of the carcass, usually 2-3 is enough.
Combine the pepper and salt and rub the flounder with this mixture, taking special care to get the seasoning into the cuts. Transfer it to a cup, drizzle with juice from half a lemon and set aside to stand for 15 minutes. Cut the remaining half of the lemon into thin slices.
Turn on the oven to heat up and set the temperature to 220 ° C. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil and place the prepared flounder whole on it. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake the fish for 25 minutes at first.
After that, take out the baking sheet, insert lemon circles into the slots on the carcass. Bake the fish again for another 25 minutes. While the flounder is cooking, chop the herbs and add butter to it. Rub the whole mass well.
Remove the finished flounder from the oven, take out the lemon wedges. Spread the surface of the carcass with the oil-dill mixture and put the fish in the oven again for 2-3 minutes for baking.
Flounder in the sleeve, baked in the oven
This is not only tasty, but also a healthy dietary dish, moreover, quite easy to prepare.
You will need:
- 2 carcasses of flounder;
- 1/2 lemon;
- 30 ml soy sauce;
- 1 bay leaf;
- 2 cloves of garlic.
Cooking process
Make several cuts on the flounder carcasses with a knife. Pour the soy sauce over the skins, being careful to get it inside the cuts. Squeeze the juice out of half a lemon and sprinkle it on the fish.
Pass the cloves of garlic through a press and coat with the resulting gruel of the carcass. Leave them to marinate for 15 minutes.
After that, put the flounder in your sleeve, followed by finely chopped lemon zest. Make 2-3 small holes in the sleeve for air outlet and place the sleeve on a baking sheet.
Cook the flounder in the sleeve in a preheated oven at 200 ° C, baking time 15-20 minutes.
How to cook foil flounder with onions
This simple recipe makes the flounder very juicy.
You will need:
- 500 grams of flounder fillet
- 1 lemon;
- 1 head of onion;
- salt, olive oil, any herbs, ready-made spices for fish.
Rinse the flounder fillets in running water, dry and cut into portions. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice out of it. In a separate bowl, combine salt, pepper, ready-made seasoning for fish.
Rub the fillet pieces with salt, spice mixture, pepper, sprinkle with lemon juice. Leave the flounder to marinate for 30 minutes. At this time, chop the onion into rings and scald it with boiling water to bring down the main bitterness. Soak in water for a minute and squeeze.
Line the sheets of foil at the bottom of the baking sheet, grease them with oil. Make the first layer a pillow of onion rings. Top the onion with slices of pickled fish. Mix the remaining lemon juice with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and brush over the skin of the fish.
Fold the edges of the foil so that there are no holes for the steam to escape. Bake the flounder for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 200-220 ° C. Then reduce the temperature in the oven to 180 ° C and bake for another 10 minutes.
After the time has elapsed, remove the mold, open the foil and put the flounder in the oven for another 5 minutes to create a delicious crust. After that, the dish will be ready, you can serve it to the table.
Flounder in sour cream with potatoes baked in foil
Flounder according to this recipe can be baked whole or made in portions.
You will need:
- 1 kg fillet or 1 flounder carcass;
- 300 ml sour cream;
- 1 kg of potatoes;
- 1 large onion
- 1 pod of red hot pepper;
- vegetable oil, seasoning for fish, salt to taste.
Cooking process step by step
Cut the flounder carcass and, if desired, cut it into portions or leave it whole. Rinse and peel potatoes, cut them into wedges or slices. Free the hot pepper pod from the seeds and cut into rings, add it to the potatoes and mix.
Cut the onion into half rings and scald with boiling water. Put sour cream in a deep bowl, add onion rings there, mix. Place foil on the bottom of a baking dish, grease it with oil.
Spread the carcass or pieces of flounder on the foil, sprinkle with spices and salt. Cover the fish with the sour cream and onion mixture. Arrange the potato slices on top and next to them and wrap the foil.
Bake the flounder at 180 ° C for 40 minutes in a preheated oven. Despite the fact that there is no cheese in this recipe, no one bothers to add it if desired. To do this, 5-10 minutes before the end of baking, remove the baking sheet from the oven, unfold the foil and sprinkle the grated cheese on the fish carcass. Set it again for 5-7 minutes until it melts. But if you bake flounder in your sleeve, you will have to do without cheese.
Flounder baked with vegetables in the oven
This is a complete dinner dish. Flounder with vegetables cooks quickly and looks delicious.
You will need:
- 1 kg flounder carcass;
- 200 grams of carrots, onions, sweet peppers.
- 1 processed cheese;
- 300 grams of tomatoes;
- 1 lemon;
- vegetable oil, seasoning for fish, salt, parsley to taste.
Peel the flounder carcass and cut into portions, grate the meat with seasonings and salt. Squeeze lemon juice and drizzle over marinated fish. Prepare the vegetables - grate the carrots on a coarse grater, chop the onion in half rings, cut the peeled bell pepper into strips. Cut the tomatoes into slices. Finely chop the greens.
Place vegetables and herbs in a cup and stir. Cut the cheese into cubes or grate, just before that it needs to be frozen in the freezer. Add curd cheese to a cup with vegetables.
Place baking paper on a baking sheet, oil it and lay out the flounder pieces. Cover the carcass with the harvested vegetable mixture. Put a baking sheet in an oven preheated to 200 ° C, cook the flounder with vegetables for 40 minutes.
Cover the top with foil if the top of the fish is too browned. Serve the prepared flounder with vegetables hot, accompanied by fresh herbs.
Oven-baked flounder: a simple recipe in milk
This recipe refers to the traditional Nordic way of preparing fish. Baking flounder in milk makes the dish dietary, very tasty, soft and juicy.
You will need:
- 1 whole flounder;
- milk;
- a set of spices: curry, allspice peas, juniper berries and salt to taste.
Such a spice as curry did not appear in the recipe at all from the North, but this seasoning perfectly removes the fishy smell from the carcass, so it is worth using it. Although, if desired, you can take basil or other seasonings similar in effect.
Prepare flounder for baking, grate curry and salt. Place the carcass on a baking sheet or skillet. If caviar is found in the fish during cleaning, put it next to it to bake as well.
Pour the milk over the flounder so that it slightly covers the carcass. Add juniper berries and allspice peas. These spices will also help eliminate the unpleasant smell of fish.
Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 190 ° C. The flounder will be baked for 30-40 minutes.
Flounder baked in wine
You will need:
- 1 flounder;
- 1/2 lemon;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of paprika;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of butter;
- 40-50 ml of dry white wine;
- 1 onion;
- salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Prepare the flounder and rub it with pepper and salt. Place the carcass on a baking sheet. On top of the fish, place thinly sliced slices of lemon and onion, as if wrapping it.
Melt the butter and add paprika and wine to it, stir and pour the mixture over the flounder. Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 30-40 minutes.
Flounder in the oven in a spice crust
The fish prepared according to this recipe turns out to be very spicy.
You will need:
- 1 flounder;
- 2 teaspoons of cumin, coriander seeds, paprika, fennel;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
- zest of one lemon;
- a small bunch of fresh cilantro.
Chop all spices and seasonings and mix together. Sprinkle the prepared flounder carcass with salt, then brush with olive oil and rub thickly with the spice mixture. Place the fish on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 190 ° C for 30-40 minutes.
Baked flounder stuffed with shrimps
This recipe is not cheap, so it makes sense to prepare it for the holiday.
You will need:
- 1 large flounder;
- 1 egg;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of lemon juice;
- 1 cup finely chopped shrimp
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of butter;
- 1/3 cup vermouth or dry white wine;
- a few slices of lemon;
- a small bunch of parsley;
- bread crumbs to taste;
- salt and black pepper to taste.
Melt the butter and add pepper, salt, lemon juice, wine, chopped shrimp and an egg to it, mix everything. Top with bread crumbs. Put as many of them as will fit so that the mixture is not too runny.
Stuff the fish with the prepared mixture. Place the carcass on a baking sheet. Lubricate its surface with a small amount of butter or olive oil. Place lemon slices on top of the flounder and bake everything for 30-40 minutes at 200 ° C. Serve hot.
