Eel baked in the oven

Here is a recipie my mom actually offered. It is one way of cooking this traditional food. Take five medium sized eels and skin them taking off the heads and tails. From here you cut the fish into good size chunks anywhere from 1 -2 inches. This will be your preference. From here place flour in a bowl approxiamtely 1 cup. Feel free to use 2 cups but 1 cup should do. Season up the flour with salt and pepper. This will be up to you how much seasoning you want to apply but i would go light on the salt because we will be using salted butter shortly in cooking the eels. Dredge the eel in flour making sure that the fish is covered completely. Once this is done heat up a pan and melt some butter but be careful not to burn the butter but it should be hot enough to sear the fish. This is the tricky part. You want to cook the eel in the pan just enough for the butter to stick to the eel. Cook to a slight brown. The browning adds flavor. The eel should not be completely cooked because from here you want to place the eel in in a casserole dish either round or square will do just fine. Add just enough water to barely cover the bottom of the casserole dish but this is optional. The oven should be about 400 degrees. Finish cooking off the eels in the oven for about 15-20 minutes. Serve up with boiled potatoes and corn. This is a very easy way of cooking eel. Enjoy.