Recipe For Flounder With Lemon Sauce

Flounder With Lemon Sauce

Ingredients

.....3 pounds flounder
.....2 teaspoons salt
.....3 tablespoons butter
.....2 onions, sliced find
.....1/2 teaspoon pepper
.....1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
.....Dash of mace
.....1/3 cup lemon juice
.....2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
.....2 tablespoons flour
.....2 eggs, beaten
.....1/2 teaspoon saffron
.....2 tablespoons snipped parsley

Preparation

Cut flounder into 6 thick slices; sprinkle with salt. Saute onions in butter in saucepan for 5 minutes. Add flounder slices; brown lightly, turning once. Sprinkle pepper, ginger and mace over flounder; add 2 cups water. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes; stir in lemon juice and rind. Combine flour, eggs, saffron and parsley; beat well. Add 1/2 cup fish stock to egg mixture gradually, beating constantly. Return to saucepan; simmer, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened. Remove flounder to hot platter; pour sauce over flounder. Serve immediately.