How To Cook Flathead
A very popular fish for battering and deepfryng.
How to cook flathead. Cook the flathead fillets for six minutes each on both sides. Place a few pieces of butter on each fillet. Season the flathead with salt and pepper.
Move one of the oven racks into the center position so your flathead cooks. Heat a large heavy pan over high heat. Place in the oven for 10 minutes or until flathead is cooked through.
Preheat your oven to 350 f 177 c. Cook flathead tails until golden and crisp on each side approximately 5 minutes serve immediately with a wedge of lemon or lime along with generous lashings of tartare sauce. Place a few lemon slices or leaves in belly cavity of fish and reserve a few extra.
Arrange your fillets on a lined baking tray. Method 1 heat lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat until just simmering. The flesh of larger fish can be slightly dry and coarse though avoiding over cooking by using gentle cooking methods should prevent this.
Use paper towels to wipe flathead inside and out. Rub outside of fish with softened butter roast for approx. Line a baking tray with foil and a wire rack with baking paper.
2 heat olive oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Whisk in butter one piece at a time until. Tear or slice flathead fillets in half lengthways into long strips toss the strips in a little flour salt and pepper shaking off any excess.