How to Fry Flounder
Are you searching for some great fish recipes? We love all sorts of lean fishes and use a lot of fish recipes. Some of our favorites are flounder recipes. We catch our own flounder, so they go right from the ocean into the pan or oven, unless we’re grilling them. In that case, we might marinate them first. Like any other fish, fresh is best. I will say, however, that if flounder are frozen properly, they’re still very good. We freeze our flounder in water and then double bag them.
As I said, I use several different flounder recipes. One of our favorite flounder recipes is for fried flounder. When catching your own flatfish, fillet it into four pieces of meat. Handle the fish as quickly as possible, and get in on ice or in the fridge as fast as you can. When purchasing fresh flounder, get them home as soon as possible. With frozen flounder fillets, thaw them in the refrigerator. Whichever form of flounder you use needs to be rinsed well in cool running water before cooking.
To fry flounder fillets, dry the fish well. Dip the fillets in milk, beaten eggs, or buttermilk. This will help the breading stick to the fillets. Shake of roll the fillets in flour, dry breadcrumbs, cornmeal, cracker crumbs, or a pre-made commercial seafood coating mix. Shake off any excess coating.
The breaded fish fillets need to be fried in several inches of hot oil. We like to use peanut oil for frying fish. The oil needs to be maintained at around 360 degrees. Fry the flounder until both sides are golden brown, which will take only a few minutes.