How is the flounder breaded?

The fish is patted dry in the fish cloth, dredged first in flour mixed with salt and pepper, then in beaten egg, and finally in crushed, sifted rusk crumbs.

What is the fish fried in?

In butter or lard, until it is nicely brown and crisp. Browned butter is served alongside.

Which sauces go with it?

According to the recipe, browned butter, ravigote butter, tartar butter, or tomato sauce. Lemon belongs with it too.

How much fish do I need for four people?

The recipe from Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914, p. 83) reckons 1 1/2 kg of flounder for 4 servings, with a total time of about 40 minutes.

Fried Flounder

Name: Fried Flounder
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 1.5 kg flounder (cleaned, in slices or whole); 4 tbsp wheat flour; 2 pcs egg (lightly beaten); 150 g rusk (finely ground and sifted (breadcrumbs)); 2 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp pepper; 1 pcs lemon (for serving); 150 g lard or butter (for frying); 50 g butter (for browned butter)

Erken's classic breaded and fried flounder from 1914: the fish is cleaned, dried, dredged in seasoned flour, egg, and sifted rusk crumbs, and fried in butter or lard until crisp. Served with browned butter, lemon or ravigote butter, tartar butter, or tomato sauce.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 83 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the fish chapter in Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914). Flounder was a highly prized festive fish, and Erken gives both boiled and fried preparations with French terms in parentheses, as was customary in the bourgeois cookery of the time.

How to make it

1
Clean the fish
Clean the flounder as for boiled flounder: scrape off the slime, cut off the head and fins, and wash the fish well in several changes of water. If desired, cut it into slices about two fingers wide.
2
Pat dry
Pat the pieces well dry with a clean kitchen towel (the fish cloth) so the breading adheres.
3
Bread
Mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge the fish pieces first in the flour mixture, then in lightly beaten egg, and finally in finely ground, sifted rusk crumbs.
4
Fry
Fry the fish in butter or lard over medium heat until it is nicely brown and crisp, about 4–6 minutes per side depending on thickness.
5
Brown the butter
Brown butter in a clean pan until it smells nutty, and pour it over the fish at serving.
6
Serve
Serve the fish with lemon wedges and browned butter. Ravigote butter, tartar butter, or tomato sauce can also be used as accompaniments.

Changes from the original

Amounts are estimated and given in modern measures where the original merely lists the ingredients without quantities. Lard is given with butter as an alternative, and "crushed, sifted rusk" is modernized to finely ground rusk/breadcrumbs. Frying time and temperature are added as guidance.

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How is the flounder breaded?: The fish is patted dry in the fish cloth, dredged first in flour mixed with salt and pepper, then in beaten egg, and finally in crushed, sifted rusk crumbs.
What is the fish fried in?: In butter or lard, until it is nicely brown and crisp. Browned butter is served alongside.
Which sauces go with it?: According to the recipe, browned butter, ravigote butter, tartar butter, or tomato sauce. Lemon belongs with it too.
How much fish do I need for four people?: The recipe from Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914, p. 83) reckons 1 1/2 kg of flounder for 4 servings, with a total time of about 40 minutes.

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