Flounder

There's been a lot of talk about Flounder on Google of late. According to Wikipedia Flounder is an ocean dwelling flatfish species that is located off the Canadian and U.S. east coast of the North Atlantic, and the Pacific Ocean, in coastal lagoons and estuaries. Flounder ambush their prey, feeding at soft muddy area of the sea bottom, near bridge piles, docks, artificial and coral reefs and have been also found at the deepest depths of the ocean, at bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest known location on Earth's crust.

Poached asian fish rolls

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 4 (about 150g each) John dory fillets (or mirror dory or flounder), skinned
• 100g enoki mushrooms
• 2 green shallots, trimmed, cut into thin strips
• 1L (4 cups) fish stock
• 1 tbs soy sauce
• 2 tbs fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 2.5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely shredded
• 2 200g pkts udon noodles
• 1 bunch baby bok choy, bases trimmed, washed, halved lengthways

Method

1. Place the fish fillets on a clean chopping board. Divide the enoki mushrooms and green shallots evenly among the fillets. Roll-up each fillet, starting from the tail end. Secure with toothpicks and set aside.
2. Place the stock, soy sauce, lemon juice, oil and ginger in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
3. Add the noodles, bok choy and fish rolls to the pan. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through and flakes easily when tested with a fork.
4. To serve, remove the toothpicks from the fish rolls. Transfer noodles and vegetables to serving bowls. Top each with a fish roll and ladle the soup over. Serve immediately.

This image comes from a flickr photoset belonging to AGrinberg and is used under a creative Commons Licence.