Stuffedfloundercreole Recipes

STUFFED FLOUNDER LA FOURCHE

Steps:

• In a heavy pan, sauté onions, celery and garlic in the butter over medium heat.
• When vegetables are soft, add shrimp, crab, egg and remaining ingredients except wine and paprika.
• Slice each flounder on the dark side down the middle.
• Slice toward the sides making a pocket under the meat large enough to place the seafood stuffing.
• Season the stuffing to taste.
• Fill the pocket, leaving a mound on top.
• Place in a pan with 1 ½ cups of dry white wine.
• This will keep the flounder moist and keep it from sticking.
• NOTE: it helps to rub butter on the pan.
• Sprinkle paprika on the top and bake for 25 minutes in a 3750 F oven.

STUFFED FLOUNDER CREOLE

Steps:

• Melt 1/2 cup butter and sauté onions, celery, shallots and garlic until tender but not brown.
• Sprinkle with flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes, until mixture browns.
• Gradually stir in white wine and milk. Cook, stirring over low heat until mixture is smooth and thickened.
• Fold in shrimp, crabmeat and soft breadcrumbs.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Have flounder split without separating the halves.
• Remove the backbone. Spread half of each fish with stuffing. Reshape fish and spread it liberally with butter.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Lay the fish side by side in a buttered heatproof serving dish and brown the bottom over direct heat.
• Put the dish under broiler heat to brown the top.
• Serve hot; garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.