Peanut-encrusted Flounder W/sauteed Green Bananas

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 unripe bananas
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3/4-1 lb flounder fillets
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup finely chopped unsalted peanuts
• 4 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• lime wedge (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 peel and quarter bananas lengthwise.
• 3 heat 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp oil in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
• 4 sauté banana slices, 1 minute per side or until golden.
• 5 remove from skillet and reserve.
• 6 rinse flounder with water and pat dry.
• 7 sprinkle with the cumin.
• 8 dust with salt and pepper (to taste).
• 9 in a shallow bowl, beat egg and 1/4 tsp salt.
• 10 spread peanuts in a shallow dish (reduce salt to 1/8 tsp in egg mixture if using salted peanuts).
• 11 dip each flounder fillet in the egg mixture, and dredge immediately in the peanuts.
• 12 add remaining 1 tbps butter to skillet, heating until melted but not brown.
• 13 sauté the fillets for 3 minutes on one side.
• 14 flip fillets, topping them with banana slices, and sauté for 2 minutes more.
• 15 sprinkle fish with lime juice and transfer the skillet the 450°f oven.
• 16 bake the fish for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• 17 serve with lime wedges.
• 18 nicely accompanied by fruited rice or couscous.