Cooks' Note
*Cooked lobster meat or raw scallops may be substituted for flounder.
Recipe information
Yield
serves 3-4
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds flounder fillets*
Salt and pepper
3 ounces sherry
1 1/2 cups (2 sticks) melted butter
2 cups breadcrumbs
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lay the flounder fillets in a buttered 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 2
Pour the sherry over the fish, then pour on half of the butter. Cover the fish with breadcrumbs and pour the remaining butter over the crumbs. Bake for 15 minutes.
The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.
Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.
