Asian Flounder Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
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Recipe by Barbara Kafka
Since fillets of this fish are quite thin, they often end up overcooked and dry when baked or sautéed. Steaming the fish in the microwave cooks it quickly so that it stays moist. The unusual method of folding and arranging the fis
Ingredients
- 8 green onions
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil, divided
- 4 (6-ounce) flounder fillets, skinned
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 lemon slices
Instructions
- Remove green tops from onions; slice onion tops into 1-inch pieces to measure 1/4 cup; set aside. Reserve remaining onion tops for another use. Cut white portions of onions into 2-inch pieces.
- Combine cilantro, ginger, and 1 teaspoon oil in a 9-inch pie plate. Fold each fillet in half crosswise. Arrange fish spokelike with thinnest portions pointing toward center of dish. Arrange white onion portions between each fillet. Combine 1/4 cup green onion tops, 1 teaspoon oil, vinegar, soy sauce, and salt; pour over fish. Cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap. Microwave at HIGH 4 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Garnish each fillet with a lemon slice.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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