Salt Free Flounder With Cumin And Peppers Recipes

CUMIN-FLAVORED SALT

Steps:

• Toast cumin seeds in a dry skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant and lightly colored, about 1 minute. Grind very coarsely in a mortar or spice mill. Combine in a bowl with salt and stir together. Add red pepper flakes or cayenne, if using.

MARINATED FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Place flounder fillets in a small glass dish. Mix lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and paprika in a small bowl; pour over flounder fillets. Cover dish with plastic wrap and marinate flounder in refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Mix flour, dill weed, and cayenne pepper together on a piece of waxed paper.
• Beat egg and water together in a wide bowl.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Gently press the flounder fillets into the flour mixture to coat; shake to remove excess flour. Dip into the beaten egg to coat and immediately return to the flour mixture to coat.
• Fry flounder in hot oil until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes per side.

SALT-FREE FLOUNDER WITH CUMIN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pat flounder dry with paper towels and sprinkle with juice of half the lemon, one-half teaspoon of the cumin and the cayenne pepper. Set aside. Finely chop the lemon half that was juiced and reserve it.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat half the oil in a skillet, add the onion and peppers and saute until tender. Add the garlic and stir in the reserved chopped lemon. Oil a baking dish that is at least 12 inches long.
• Arrange the flounder fillets, overlapping each other in the baking dish. Spread the vegetable mixture over and around the fish.
• Combine the remaining two tablespoons of olive oil with the remaining one-half teaspoon of cumin and the sherry vinegar and sprinkle over the fish. Bake 20 minutes.
• Just before serving sprinkle fish with the juice of the remaining half of the lemon and the parsley.

BAKED FLOUNDER WITH PANKO AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a large, shallow baking dish.
• Arrange flounder fillets on prepared baking dish and brush with 1 tablespoon butter. Combine remaining 3 tablespoons butter with bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and thyme in a bowl; sprinkle over flounder.
• Bake in preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes. Carefully transfer fillets to a plate with a spatula.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook the beef, red pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in 1/2 cup tomatoes, chili powder, cornstarch, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Gradually stir in water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. , Cut green peppers in half lengthwise; remove seeds. In a large kettle, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Spoon about 1/3 cup beef mixture into each pepper half. , Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until peppers are crisp-tender and filling is heated through. , Top with the remaining tomatoes. Garnish with sour cream, cheese, green onions and grape tomatoes if desired.

BAKED FLOUNDER WITH PEPPERS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the fillets in an oven proof baking dish.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Set aside.
• Char the bell peppers using either a gas range burner or the broiler.
• Quickly place in a paper bag to steam.
• Remove when cool enough to handle.
• Remove the skin and seeds and chop.
• Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
• Sauté the onion and garlic until onions are wilted.
• Add the peppers and tomatoes and cook stirring over high heat for 3 minutes.
• Stir in the tarragon and vinegar.
• Spoon the vegetables over the fish fillets and bake for 15 to 18 minutes until the fish is just opaque.
• Serve immediately.

FLOUNDER MEDITERRANEAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Plunge tomatoes into the boiling water and immediately remove to a medium bowl of ice water; drain. Remove and discard skins from tomatoes. Chop tomatoes and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; saute onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, garlic and Italian seasoning; cook until tomatoes are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in olives, wine, capers, lemon juice, and 1/2 the basil. Reduce heat, blend in Parmesan cheese, and cook until the mixture is reduced to a thick sauce, about 15 minutes.
• Place flounder in a shallow baking dish. Pour sauce over the fillets and top with remaining basil leaves.
• Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

BAKED FLOUNDER WITH MOROCCAN SPICES

Steps:

• Combine the coriander, parsley, garlic, paprika, cumin, ground coriander, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Rub the fish fillets with this mixture. Place them in a glass or ceramic dish, cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate and allow to marinate two to three hours.
• While the fish is marinating, thickly slice the carrots and quarter the potatoes. Place them in a saucepan, cover with water and boil for 15 minutes, to parcook them. Allow to cool. Peel and slice the potatoes. Set the vegetables aside.
• Slice four of the tomatoes and puree the rest.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place oven rack in the highest position.
• Scatter the frying pepper, chili pepper and carrot slices in a baking dish. Place the fish fillets on top, then scatter the potato and tomato slices over them.
• Mix the pureed tomatoes with the olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over the fish. Cover loosely with foil. Place in the oven and bake about 20 minutes. Serve at once.