Chinese Baked Flounder in Parchment Recipe

Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

• 4 flounder fillets (4 to 6 oz each)
• 2 teaspoons seasoned rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 2 large green onions for garnish
• 4 (12 x 16 inches) sheets cooking parchment paper or foil

How to cook Chinese Baked Flounder in Parchment:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut green onion tops into 2″ by 1/4″ matchstick strips reserve for garnish. Thinly slice white part of green onions.
• Stir together soy sauce and rice vinegar in a small bowl.
• With short ends of parchments sheets facing you, place one fillet parallel to a short end in the middle of each sheet.
• Sprinkle each flounder fillet with one fourth of ginger, scallions, and soy mixture, then fold parchment over flounder fillet and crimp to seal packets.
• Place flounder fillets on a baking sheet and bake in middle of oven until packets are puffed and browned (about 6 to 8 minutes).
• To server, cut packets open and garnish fish with reserved green-onion strips.
• Serve the Chinese Baked Flounder with boiled white or brown rice

This recipe for Chinese Baked Flounder in Parchment serves/makes: 4

Main Ingredient: Flounder/Plaice
Preparation Method: Baked
Cuisine: Chinese