Flounder with Lemon Butter Sauce

Prep time 10 minutes – Cook time 5 minutes – Total time 15 minutes

 

Flounder with Lemon Butter Sauce. This classic flounder dish is simple to make and it is delicious. 

Here are the Ingredients for your Flounder with Lemon Butter Sauce 

These amounts are for 2 servings. To change all of the amounts scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this post and change the servings shown to the number that you want and all of the amounts will then be changed.

• olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 lemons – 1 lemon for the marinade –  1 /2 lemon for the skillet and 1/2 lemon for serving 
• 2 tablespoons white wine (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 small flounder fillets – or 2 larger ones
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or 1/2 tablespoon dried – for garnishing the dish before serving – optional

 

And here is how to easily put together your Flounder with Lemon Butter Sauce 

Put the flounder fillets in bowl and add the juice and the peel from  1/2 of a lemon. 

 

 

Put a skillet on at medium low and add the butter, lemon, salt, pepper and the white wine. Optional on the wine.

 

 

When the butter has melted whisk everything together and let it heat up.

 

 

When the liquids in the skillet have warmed up lay out the fillets in the skillet.

 

 

The flounder fillets will cook real fast so just about 1 – 2 minutes a side depending on the thickness. To check and see if they are done just gently poke one with a table fork and gently twist it just a little and if the flounder wants to flake apart they are ready to serve.

 

 

This Flounder with Lemon Butter Sauce recipe is very easy and perfect for a busy weeknight.

I threw together a tossed caprice salad and nuked a couple of “baked potatoes” in the microwave.

And here are a few more quick and easy seafood recipes for you.

Quick and Easy Catfish Weeknight Dinner

One Sheetpan Codfish Fillet Dinner 

Spicy Catfish Filets