Pan-Fried Flounder with Lemon Butter Sauce

Serves: 4
Cook Technique: Frying pan
Difficulty: Easy
Total time: 20 minutes
Source: Food & Wine

Ingredients

• Four 5-ounce flounder or sole fillets
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup plain dried bread crumbs
• Salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon or Meyer lemon juice, plus lemon wedges for serving
• Parsley leaves, for garnish

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the milk. Spread the flour and bread crumbs in 2 separate wide, shallow bowls; season with salt.
2. Dredge the fish in the flour, dusting off the excess. Dip the fish in the egg mixture, then dredge in the bread crumbs. Transfer to a large plate.
3. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add 2 fish fillets and cook over moderate heat, turning once, until golden and crispy outside and white throughout, about 6 minutes. Transfer the fish to plates. Wipe out the skillet and repeat with another 2 tablespoons of butter and the remaining oil and fish.
4. Wipe out the skillet. Whisk in the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and the 2 tablespoons of lemon juice; season with salt. Spoon the sauce over the fish, garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.