Recipe: Flounder with Orange Sauce

Flounder with Orange Sauce
Source: Famous Florida!: Recipes From The Orange Grove
Serves 6

6 fresh flounder fillets (about 8 ounces each)
1 tablespoon butter, melted
3 cloves garlic, mashed
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Florida orange sections
Parsley sprigs

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter a baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.

Place fillets in baking dish. Combine garlic, orange rind and white pepper, and pour over the fish. Cover the baking dish with foil and place into oven. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until fish flakes easily. While the fish is baking, prepare sauce.

Orange Sauce

4 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic, sliced
2 tablespoons parsley, minced
Juice of 1 orange
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon dry mustard
Salt and pepper to taste

In a saucepan, heat the butter, add the garlic and cook until the garlic begins to brown. With a slotted spoon, remove garlic and discard. Add parsley, orange juice, nutmeg, ginger, mustard, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and cook until slightly thickened. Pour over the fish. Garnish with orange sections and sprigs of parsley. Serve immediately.