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# Meatless Friday: Lemon-Butter Flounder

May 19, 2023 7:00:00 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

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*Barb Szyszkiewicz shares a quick and simple way to prepare fillets of flounder. Download our printable recipe card.*

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Delicious fish doesn't need to be complicated or take a long time to prepare. Sometimes the simple recipes are the best ones! This lemon-butter flounder will pair well with just about any vegetable you like.

#### Lemon-Butter Flounder

Makes 4 servings

##### Ingredients:

4 flounder fillets, about 5 oz. each  
1/2 cup flour  
1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning  
Olive oil for the pan  
3 tbsp butter  
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice  
1 tbsp dried parsley flakes (or 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley)  
1/2 tbsp dried tarragon (or 1 tbsp fresh tarragon)  
Lemon slices (for garnish)

##### Directions:

Pat fish fillets dry with paper towels.  
Mix flour and lemon pepper in a bowl. Dredge fish in flour mixture.  
Heat a heavy skillet over high heat. Turn down to medium and add oil. Add fish to pan (cook in batches if necessary—don't crowd the pan.) Cook about 2 minutes per side or until golden brown. Remove to a warm plate.  
In the same pan, melt the butter and allow it to turn brown (don't burn it!), then add lemon juice.  
Plate fish, then drizzle the pan sauce over the fillets and sprinkle with parsley and tarragon. Garnish with lemon slices.

 

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### [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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