Was just gifted some flounder, what should I do with it?

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Stuff with crabmeat and bake in oven

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That would entail me going buy crabmeat which I don’t feel like doing. Any other easy options?

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Bread it and pan fry it! Fried flounder's great.

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Skin is still on the other side, should I remove it? I eat my salmon skin

Yeah I’d fry that up. Maybe cut into manageable pieces before breading if you don’t have a big frying pan but I’d keep it whole if you can.

Scale it if not already scaled. Flip it over and have the top side up (dark gray side). Take a sharp filet knife and run it down the center line that is on the fish from tail to head. Turn the knife sideways and filet the meat off the bones off both sides of the backbone and stop when you reach the outer fins.

If you feel particularly good at knife skills, you can slide the knife between the bottom skin and the backbones and filet that meat away from the bones.

When that is done flop the top filets to access where the outer edges of the rib bones meet the outer fins and take a pair of scissors and cut out the entire backbone so you only have outer fin bones left in the flounder.

Now, stuff that thing with something you like, season and bake it till done. Once done take a fork and remove all the outer fins from the flounder to get rid of the rest of the bones and enjoy.

Gumbo is spot on

Here’s a video to watch

Well shite I filleted it and pan fried them shortly after my initial post. I’ve had flounder several times and loved it but now I want more to stuff and cook myself

Taste is horrible. Give it to me.

Love whole fried flounder.