Creole Flounder
Creole Flounder
1 cup sliced green onions with tops
1 green pepper, sliced in thin strips
1-1/2 Tblsp. margarine, melted
1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, undrained
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. dried whole thyme
6 flounder filets (approximately 1-1/2 lbs.)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
3 cups hot cooked rice
Saute' onions and peppers in butter until tender. Add liquid from tomatoes; chop tomatoes, and add to saucepan. Stir in tomato sauce, bay leaf, and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes; remove bay leaf and discard.
Place fish in 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with oil; sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over fish; cover and bake at 350 degrees F. for 20 minutes, or until fish flakes when tested with a fork.
Serve over rice. Yield: 6 servings.
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