Fillet Of Flounder Au Grain Recipe

Ingredients for Fillet Of Flounder Au Grain

• 5 pounds flounder
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons butter or other fat
• 1 cup fine bread crumbs
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 slice onion
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Fillet and cut the fish into pieces about four inches long by three wide.
2. Oil a baking or gratin dish and lay the fillets in it.
3. Sprinkle salt and pepper over them and set in a cool place till needed.
4. Rub together flour and fat; add onion, bay leaf, chicken stock, and salt and pepper as needed.
5. Simmer gently twenty minutes and then add lemon juice, strain the sauce and pour it over the fish.
6. Season lightly with salt and pepper, sprinkle bread crumbs over the sauce and fish.
7. Bake twenty minutes in a hot oven and serve at once in the same dish.