Underappreciated for it's mild flavor, flounder is an excellent fish that can hold its own in various culinary creations including ceviche and our spotlight recipe today, baked flounder with parmesan cheese and breadcrumb crust. It's effortless to make, and once you have given it a try, it will be a regular addition to your menu.

To start, ensure you have some flounder fillets ready. Chances are, the few supplementary ingredients needed, namely Parmesan, breadcrumbs, butter, and olive oil, alongside salt and pepper, are already in your pantry. For the sake of keeping things fresh, we do suggest using homemade breadcrumbs. All you need is bread of any kind, sans crust if it is particularly tough, pulsed in your food processor until you achieve coarse crumbs. If it's more convenient, store-bought breadcrumbs work just as well, although you'll use a little less of them to maintain the balance with the olive oil and melted butter.

After brief preparation, seasoning the flounder, and combining the cheesy breadcrumb topping, it only takes a mere 15 minutes in your pre-heated oven to cook. That's just about the right amount of time to prepare a side dish, be it a sautéed green, a stone-cold simple salad, or steamed veggies of your choosing.

Begin by collecting all your necessary ingredients: Four flounder fillets around two pounds in total, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, ¾ of a cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese, half a cup of coarse fresh breadcrumbs, four tablespoons of unsalted butter melted, and two tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil.

Next, kick-start the process by preheating the oven to 425°F. Then, grab a large baking dish and season your fish fillets with the salt and pepper. Follow this by mixing the Parmesan, breadcrumbs, melted butter, and olive oil together. Coat each fillet with this gooey mixture and toss in the oven for 15 minutes or until the fish is fully cooked, and the topping has attained a golden hue. Let it stand for five minutes before serving.

A great pair for this delightfully simple fish dish is any green vegetable. Scan through a multitude of our best broccoli recipes or learn from our expert ways to cook asparagus. For those who would rather something different, a variety of steamed vegetables are fantastic with this buttery baked flounder. Completing your meal with Soave, a dry Italian white from the Veneto region, is a top-notch choice. The inherently uncomplicated flavor structure of your baked flounder allows it to pair splendidly with an assortment of white wines.