Flounder With Bananas, Almonds And Rum

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 lbs flounder, flillets
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/4-1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 2 ripe bananas, sliced
• 1/4 cup rum
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 warm oven to 200 degrees f. or lowest setting - to keep fish warm.
• 2 mix the flour with the salt and pepper on a large plate.
• 3 dredge the flounder in the flour, shake off excess, and dip in the beaten egg.
• 4 combine the butter and oil in a large saute pan and put over med-high heat.
• 5 add the flounder fillets and saute quickly, about 2-3 minutes per side.
• 6 remove from the pan and set aside in a warm oven.
• 7 to the same pan, add the almonds and saute briefly, then add banana slices.
• 8 hold pan away from the heat (very important so it doesn't flame) and add rum. * never pour rum directly from the bottle into a hot pan, since it is highly flamable.
• 9 return the pan to heat.
• 10 add the butter and nutmeg - adjust seasoning.
• 11 cook briefly and pour sauce over the flounder.
• 12 enjoy!