I often hear from busy families that they don’t have time to cook dinner every night. I understand this is a concern when trying to get homework done, change diapers, wipe faces, and get someone to baseball practice all at the same time! I use the phrase “I am only one person” a few times a day myself! On busy nights I know I can make this flounder quickly because there is very little prep time and it doesn’t take long to cook. I also know my kids will always eat it and I can leave one section unseasoned to give to the baby. You could also use other fish varieties as this recipe is pretty basic. Make sure when choosing fish you select a wild caught variety. Fresh or frozen work just the same so we usually buy them frozen because it is a bit cheaper.
This recipe is also really helpful to people who have been purchasing pre-seasoned frozen fish. I was visiting my mom one day and I was going through her freezer to help her weed out the highly processed junk disguised as health food. When we came to the fish she said “Well that’s just Tilapia.” I thought the same thing but when I read the ingredients I realized you can never assume anything is healthy until you actually read what it contains. Here are the ingredients listed in the Gorton’s Signature Grilled Tilapia:
Ingredients: Tilapia, Water, Canola Oil, Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices, Paprika, Red Bell Pepper, Modified Corn Starch, Dehydrated Onion, Yeast Extract, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Parsley, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavoring, Ascorbic Acid, Natural Smoke Flavor, Carrageenan, Yeast, Corn Syrup Solids, Onion Juice, Sodium Tripolyphosphate (to Retain Fish Moisture), Propyl Gallate and Tocopherol (to Protect Flavor).
I bolded anything that is a questionable or unknown. Here is what you should know about these ingredient:
- Canola Oil is highly processed and not an oil I would be using on fish at home
- Yeast extract is just another way to say Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
- Natural Flavoring could be literally anything, we have no idea what that means
- Carrageenan is controversial because it may cause cancer
- Corn Syrup Solids are very much like High Fructose Corn Syrup.. Highly processed and lacking any nutritional value
So it is clear that making your own is a much better option, and I promise it will only take a minute or two more then just taking something out of a box and putting it in the oven!
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5 Minute Flounder
By April 18, 2014
Published:- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Ready In: 20 mins
Quick and easy recipe to make the perfect fish in just a few minutes
Ingredients
- Kosher Salt to taste I use a generous pinch on each filet
- McCormick Grinder garlic pepper seasoning to taste (I don't use fresh garlic as I feel it always ends up half cooked)
- Fresh Lemon Juice I squeeze half a lemon over 4-5 filets
- Butter I use two small slices per filet as seen in photo
Instructions
- Place fish in baking dish.
- Season with Kosher Salt and Garlic Pepper Grinder. Alternatively you could use garlic powder and pepper if you do not have the grinder.
- Squeeze fresh lemon over filets.
- Place butter on top of fish.
- Bake in a 350 degree over for about 15 minutes.