Louisiana Style Flounder

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus or 1 teaspoon olive oil, reserved
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup seeded and chopped green bell pepper
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
• 1 tomato, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 (4 ounce) flounder fillets

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.
• 2 add the onion, bell pepper, celery, and 1 tablespoon of the cajun seasoning.
• 3 cover and simmer until the vegetables are very tender, about 8 minutes.
• 4 add the tomato, garlic, thyme, and salt.
• 5 continue to cook, uncovered, until the tomato is very soft, about 5 minutes longer.
• 6 sprinkle the fish with the remaining 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning.
• 7 heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• 8 add the fish and cook until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes on each side.
• 9 transfer the fillets to a platter and spoon the sauce over the fish.