French Broiled Flounder

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces flounder, cleaned scaled and ready to cook (per person)
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice (per fish)
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder (per fish) or 1/2 garlic clove, small minced (per fish)
• 1 pinch pepper (per fish)
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar (for sauce)
• 1/2 cup virgin olive oil (for sauce)
• 1/2 cup sugar substitute (for sauce)
• 3 tablespoons catsup (for sauce)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (for sauce)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper (for sauce)

Recipe

• 1 sauce: put all sauce ingredients [everything labeled "for sauce"] together in blender and blend until smooth and refrigerate for 2 hours to "cure" or thicken a bit.
• 2 prep: score top of flounder in diamond pattern, dash carefully with lemon juice, add garlic, and sprinkle with the pinch of pepper.
• 3 brush liberally with sauce and broil for 2 minutes, brushing once more. return to broil for 2-4 more minutes or until fish is light and flaky when prodded gently with fork.
• 4 you should have enough sauce for 8 fish, and therefore [depending on how many fish you're baking], will have sauce left over for salad, vegetable dip, etc.