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Sweet Tomato Flounder Sauce

Sweet Tomato Flounder Sauce, finished Bubby's family recipe
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Sweet Tomato Flounder Sauce, finished Bubby's family recipe

Sweet Tomato Flounder Sauce

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A simple sweet tomato sauce for mild white fish, built from ketchup, pizza sauce, a little mayonnaise, lemon, and sugar.
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup (120 mL) ketchup
  • 1/2 cup (120 mL) pizza sauce
  • 1-2 tsp mayonnaise
  • Lemon juice, to taste – the family recipe says to sprinkle it over
  • Sugar, to taste – the family recipe says to sprinkle it over
  • Optional: 1 can corn, peas and carrots, drained

Method
 

  1. Whisk together the ketchup, pizza sauce, and mayonnaise until smooth.
  2. Add a light sprinkle of lemon juice and sugar, tasting the sauce before adding more.
  3. Spread the sauce over flounder, sole, or another mild white fish.
  4. If desired, scatter drained corn, peas and carrots around or over the fish.
  5. Bake according to the amount and thickness of fish being used, until the fish is opaque, flakes easily, and reaches 145°F (63°C).

Notes

Recipe #211
Yield: One batch of sauce
Category: Fish Sauces & Marinades
Helpful Notes
  • This sauce recipe does not specify an amount of fish or oven temperature.
  • Best With: flounder, sole, or another mild white fish.
  • The optional vegetables turn the fish into a simple one-pan meal.
Storage
Cool leftovers promptly, refrigerate in covered containers, and reheat soups until steaming hot throughout.

Useful equipment options

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OXO Good Grips 11-inch balloon whisk — Amazon (paid link)
For combining the ketchup, pizza sauce and mayonnaise smoothly.

ThermoWorks ThermoPop 2 instant-read thermometer, Dove Grey — Amazon (paid link)
For checking the fish against the recipe’s 145°F target when using the sauce.

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