Meatless Monday: Flounder Fillets with Curry, Wine, and Pecan Sauce over a bed of Sauteed Spinach

Tonight's supper was inspired by what we had in the pantry/fridge because it rained all day today and I didn't want to go out in that nasty weather.  Not long ago Edgar made a Curry Tofu dish (which was DELISH). So we have been trying to come up with a place to use the curry paste we had.  I decided maybe it would be good on flounder since tonight is meatless Monday, after all.

We had a bag of spinach that we needed to use before it went bad in the next couple of days. Some garlic that was sprouting, and half a onion. so I decided a bed of sautéed spinach, onion, and garlic would be a nice side item!  It turned out to be a divine idea (I'm going to have to try this method of cooking more often!)  Everything was yummy, The wine and broth really turned down the curry paste.  Overall I think the flavors mixed very nicely!!!!

Flounder Fillets with Curry, Wine and Walnut Sauce

2 Flounder Fillets
1 tablespoons Red Curry Paste, divided
1/2 Cup Vegetable Broth
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup White Wine (I used a Riesling)
1/2 cup Pecan pieces
2 tablespoons Italian Parsley
salt and pepper

1. Heat oven to 325.

2. Season fillets with sea salt and pepper. Place in shallow baking dish.

3. Spread curry paste over flounder fillets, add broth and wine over fillets.

 

 

4. Cover and bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or just until fish is opaque.

5. Remove from oven and pour liquid in a small saucepan. Keep fillets warm while making sauce.  Boil liquid until only about 1/3 of it remains.

 

6. Stir in pecans, parsley, and butter. Pour over fish and serve

 

 

 

Sautéed Spinach and Onions

4 tablspoons butter
1/2 onion, chopped
1 (9 oz) bag of baby spinach
6 cloves garlic chopped
salt to taste
pepper to taste
lemon juice to taste

 

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

2. Add onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 3 - 5 minutes.

3. Add spinach and toss to wilt, about 1 minute.

4. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.  Transfer to serving bowl and serve.

 

 

Finished Product!!!

 

 

 

Do you ever decide to throw something together out of everything that is going to spoil soon? What do you end up making?

Check back Friday to see what I'll be cooking!!!  I'll give ya a hint: I'm using Mangos