Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat until extremely hot, about 10 minutes. Dip fish fillets into melted butter and sprinkle each fillet generously with seasoning mixture. Place fish fillets in the hot skillet and pour 1 tablespoon of butter over each fillet. Cook until coating on the underside of fillet turns black, 3 to 5 minutes.
A spice rub with paprika, oregano, thyme, and pepper coats these fillets for a major flavor boost. In a small bowl, combine the paprika,oregano, thyme, cayenne, sugar, 1 teaspoonsalt, and black pepper. Set spicemixture aside.
Blackened flounder is one of my favorite meals. Not only is it delicious, but it’s also easy to cook, easy to clean when you’re done, and takes about ten minutes from start to finish. In this video, I’ll take you step by step through how to blacken flounder, and show you: