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Baking a flounder tonight

Posted on 6/26/22 at 4:00 pm
Posted by Fat Man
Gotta Luv Cov ... ington
Member since Jan 2006
7153 posts
Posted on 6/26/22 at 4:00 pm
Been a long time since I cooked a flounder. I always remember baking it whole. Someone mentioned I should filet it.

What says the Board?

Other suggestions welcome.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19986 posts
Posted on 6/26/22 at 4:26 pm to
I like to debone the thing, but leave it whole.

Scale, gut and cut off the head then on the top side run your filet knife down the center line and down to the back and rib bones and filet out just to the outer fins, but don't go past that.

Then with the white side still down on the board insert the knife between the backbone/ribs and again filet out to the outer fins but don't cut through the bottom side of the fish leaving that thin slab of meat whole.

Once the back and ribs are free from the flesh use a pair of scissors or your filet knife to remove them where they meet the outer fins.

That way you can stuff it if you'd like and the only bones left in the fish are the outer fin bones that you can easily pull away from the fish once cooked.
Posted by Mister Bigfish
Member since Oct 2018
1265 posts
Posted on 6/26/22 at 4:26 pm to
Score it and broil it whole.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
36826 posts
Posted on 6/26/22 at 4:28 pm to
I lobster but then I flounder
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
29082 posts
Posted on 6/26/22 at 4:35 pm to
Leave it on the bone.

Even when deep frying them, I’ll just gut, scale and cut the flounder in half. No need to filet, especially since you’ll lose delicious meat on the white side doing so.

Off the bone, flounder is one of the best first out there across the globe.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
38648 posts
Posted on 6/26/22 at 5:53 pm to
Stuff it with seafood stuffing or, as posted above, score it and bake it.
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
10042 posts
Posted on 6/26/22 at 6:24 pm to
agree with several others, slice done center and debone. Stuff with crawfish, shrimp, crab, cooked down onions & garlic, use bread crumbs as binder ...

Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19986 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

No need to filet, especially since you’ll lose delicious meat on the white side doing so.


Only if you don't know what you're doing. I can take the bones out the flounder and not lose any meat off either side.

It just takes a bit of patience and a very sharp filet knife.
This post was edited on 6/27/22 at 2:47 pm
Posted by Fat Man
Gotta Luv Cov ... ington
Member since Jan 2006
7153 posts
Posted on 6/27/22 at 6:55 pm to
quote:

Score it and broil it whole.


I ended up scoring it, baked with some basic seasonings. Turned out nice.

I have a couple of more … maybe broil them next time?

Thanks to all for the suggestions.
Posted by Mister Bigfish
Member since Oct 2018
1265 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 10:09 am to
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