Sauteed Flounder Piccata

By pattynorman1947

Ingredients

• 2 lbs founder filet
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspooon peper
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 Tablesppoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablesppons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 Tablesppons fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped capers
• Lemon slices
• Fresh parsley sprigs

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Combine flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Dredge fish in seasoned flour to coat both sides of fish, shake off excess. In a large skillet, melt 2 TBs. butter in oil over medium high heat. Add fish and cook, turning once, until browned outside and cooked through- about 5-7 minutes.Remove to a platter andkeep warm. Pour off all but 1 Tsb of fat from skillet. Add remaining butter and cook over medium high heat until browned - about 1 minute.
Stir in lemon juice, lemon zest, chopped parsley and caper andpour over fish. Serve with lemon wedges and parsley sprigs.