Baked Lemon Butter Flounder Recipe

2      Reviews by:    Jason Jackson   Baked Lemon Butter Flounder Recipe uses butter, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, flounder fillets, salt, pepper, and parsley in creating this tasty baked fish recipe Food Category:    Seafood Cuisine Origin:    Southern    Servings:4 Nutrition facts:357 calories23.9 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   5 Minutes Cook Time:   12 Minutes Total Time:   17 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice or to taste
• zest of 1 lemon
• 4 (6-ounce) flounder or other white meat fish fillets
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, chopped

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly oil a 9×13-inch baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
• In a small bowl, whisk the butter, the garlic, the lemon juice, and the lemon zest together.
• Season the fillets with the salt and the pepper, place them in the prepared baking dish, and drizzle them with the butter mixture.
• Bake until the fillets flake easily with a fork and reach an internal temperature of 145°F, about 10-12 minutes. Garnish with the parsley and serve.

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