Flounder with Lemon Sauce

Ingredients: (Conversion Chart)

• 3 large lemons
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 4 6-ounce flounder fillets
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1½ tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

1. Bring sugar and water to a boil. Remove from heat and cool.
2. Juice lemons and strain. Add half of sugar syrup to lemon juice. Gradually add more sugar syrup, until a pleasant balance of sweetness and tartness is reached. Cool to room temperature.
3. Season flounder fillets with salt and pepper, then drizzle with olive oil.
4. Heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add flounder and lower heat to medium. Cook until well-browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Turn fillets over and cook 1 more minute.
5. Serve flounder topped with lemon sauce.

Nutrition Info: