Baked flounder with lemon and green onions

Votes: 1

Time: 35 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 367, total fat 27 G., saturated fats 15 G., proteins 22 G., carbohydrates 15 G., fiber 4 G., cholesterol 134 mg, sodium 802 mg, sugar 4 G.

Flounder has a subtle, delicate flavor that's best enhanced by lemon butter. Drizzle the fillets with melted butter, lemon zest, and capers, top with green onions, and pop them in the oven. This tender fish is ready in minutes! Perfect for a tasty midweek dinner or a special occasion.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Butter

110 g (8 tbsp) salted butter, melted
Zest of 1 lemon + 1/4 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp capers
2 cloves garlic, grated
A pinch of coarse salt

Baking tray

4-8 green onions
4 flounder fillets
8 thin slices of lemon
Hot Hungarian paprika, for sprinkling

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Line a baking sheet with non-stick foil and place in the oven. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Butter:

Meanwhile, combine butter, lemon zest and juice, capers, garlic and salt in a medium bowl.

Baking tray:

Cut the green onions in half lengthwise. You can leave the thin greens whole. Make sure all the ingredients are ready so you can quickly assemble the baking sheet and return it to the oven. Remove the baking sheet from the oven once the oven is preheated.
Quickly arrange the fish in a row, spacing them a few centimeters apart. Drizzle with the oil mixture, arrange lemon slices on top of the fish, then green onions. Sprinkle with paprika.
Return the pan to the oven and bake until cooked through, 12-18 minutes. Serve warm, ideally with garlicky mashed potatoes!