A barbecue flounder recipe that everyone can enjoy! Don’t worry it’s not spicy. Just 6 ingredients, the flounder fillet and 10 minutes. Dinner is on the table. Today on Throwdown Kitchen we are going to make the most delicious barbecued flounder that I’ve ever had.
Using the word barbecue here may be confusing to fans of authentic southern barbecue. I’m not firing up the kettle pit or smoker. I’m not grilling for hours. Instead, I’m going to use some mild chili sauce and a broiler today to bring a subtle barbecued flavor to our flounder and have dinner ready in 10 minutes.
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6 ingredients for the sauce and the yellowtail flounder, and you make it in a snap.
In my house we try to commit to a meatless Friday. Fish, vegetables and seafood have become important parts of our weekly menu planning. Probably you all follow similar weekly routines, don’t you? Is Sunday night your Italian or Chinese food night? It’s all good because if that helps you take care of feeding your family with ease than that’s great! Planning is half of the kitchen battle for sure.
How To Make Barbecued Flounder
For this broiled flounder recipe you will need salted butter, lemon juice, white wine, garlic, fresh parsley, Sriracha sauce and salt and pepper. That’s it, plus the flounder fillets. Just 6 ingredients. The purists will argue that that is 9 ingredients, but I usually don’t count salt and pepper in my ingredient totals.
In a small sauce pan, melt the butter (4 tbsp) over low heat, add the garlic powder (1tsp), lemon juice (2 tbsp), white wine (¼ cup), Sriracha sauce (1 tsp) a pinch of salt and pepper, and the chopped parsley (1 tbsp). Stir to combine and set aside.
If you don’t want to use white wine, then feel free to substitute chicken or vegetable stock.
Under The Broiler
Salt and pepper the flounder fillets on both sides and lay them in a shallow baking dish. Pour the sauce over the fish and place under the broiler for 8 minutes.
Remove the fish fillets from the oven and plate them immediately on warm plates. Spoon the sauce over the fish and then a squeeze of fresh lemon juice over the top of each fillet. Garnish the fish with a slice of lemon and a pinch of fresh chopped parsley.
8 Sides To Serve with Broiled Flounder
If you’re barbecuing, broiling or frying this flounder, don’t forget about the side dishes. Let’s make sure the sides are as easy to make as the flounder. Here are 8 ideas to go with barbecued flounder:
- Sauteed Baby Spinach
- Grilled Asparagus
- Saffron Rice
- Cilantro Lime Rice
- Red Potato Salad
- Honey Glazed Carrots
- Spicy Sesame Green Beans
- Cucumber and Heirloom Tomato Salad
Where Did the Flounder Fillets Come From
You should source your fresh fish selection carefully. We often talk about buying local and taking the time to find quality ingredients. When you are talking to the fishmonger, ask questions. Where did this fish come from? Is it wild line caught or farm raised? What was it diet?
These are all good questions and if they don’t have an answer than find another place to shop for fish!
Ingredients
- 1 pound Flounder fillet
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1/4 cup White wine
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Sriracha sauce
- 1 tbsp Parsley
Instructions
- Salt and pepper the flounder fillets all over and set in a shallow baking dish.
- Make the sauce by melting the butter and then adding white wine, lemon juice, garlic powder Sriracha sauce, salt and pepper and chopped parsley.
- Pour the sauce over the flounder fillets, add halved grape tomatoes (if desired) to the pan around the fish, and broil for 8 minutes.
- Remove the fish from the oven and plate. Spoon any sauce over the fish, squeeze fresh lemon juice on top. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and the broiled grape tomatoes.
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Variations Of This Flounder Recipe
This recipe works really well with salmon or even red snapper. Barbecue shrimp would be a great variation. I can see a nice platter of still steaming barbecue shrimp coming to the table for everyone to enjoy instead of boring chilled shrimp with cocktail sauce.
How To Make Flounder Fillet In An Air Fryer Recipe
You cannot make this broiled flounder fillet recipe in an air fryer! However, you can make the pan sauce separately and then make a fried flounder fillet in the air fryer. Spoon the pan sauce over the flounder after it comes out of the air fryer, and you’ll have an incredible easy to make meal that is quite delicious.
Season the flounder fillets with salt and pepper and lightly flour the flounder fillets. Shake of any excess flour. Set the fish into the fridge for 10 minutes while you make the sauce. Put the flounder fillets in the air fryer, lightly spray them with vegetable spray set the temp to 375 degrees and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
While the flounder is cooking, melt the butter in the sauce pan, but this time let the butter simmer with wine, garlic powder, Sriracha and lemon juice. Add the parsley at the end and keep the sauce warm. Once the fish is done, then pour the sauce over the fish and enjoy.
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