Flounder Ilena

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 flounder fillets, small, about 1 1/2 lbs
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• flour, to coat fillets
• 5 -6 teaspoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped, can use shallots
• 1/3 cup dry wine or 1/3 cup vermouth
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons basil, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 season fish with salt and pepper to taste. lightly coat each piece with flour.
• 2 melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet and cook onions until transparent but not browned. transfer onions to ungreased baking dish.
• 3 saute fish until golden, about 2 minutes per side, adding more butter as needed.
• 4 arrange fish over the onions and keep warm in a 275 degree f. oven.
• 5 add wine to skillet; cook over high heat for 3 minutes, scraping bottom and sides of pan. remove from heat.
• 6 beat egg with cream; whisk into skillet. add basil and cook over very low heat until thickened, about 3 minutes. do not allow to boil. stir in lemon juice and pour over the fish. place under the boiler for a few minutes to lightly brown top.