Baked Flounder with Parmesan Crumbs

Name: Baked Flounder with Parmesan Crumbs
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 4 flounder fillets (2 pounds total); Salt and freshly ground pepper; 0.75 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 0.5 cup coarse fresh bread crumbs; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted); 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

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Delicious baked flounder is one of the best fast fish recipes you can have in your repertoire. Chef Nigel Slater adds freshly grated Parmesan to the breadcrumbs to form a tasty buttery topping for the flaky white fish, which cooks in just 15 minutes.

By Nigel Slater

Updated on August 16, 2022

Active Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Yield:

4

Ingredients

4 flounder fillets (2 pounds total)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
¾ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup coarse fresh bread crumbs
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425°. In a large baking dish, season the fish fillets with salt and pepper. Mix the Parmesan with the bread crumbs, melted butter and olive oil and sprinkle over the fillets. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the fish is cooked and the topping is golden. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

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Serve With

For a green vegetable, browse our best broccoli recipes and expert ways to cook asparagus. Buttery baked flounder is also delicious with simple steamed vegetables.

Suggested Pairing

Soave, a dry Italian white from the Veneto region, would pair nicely with this dish, but its simplicity means it also goes beautifully with a range of white wines.