Mock Crabmeat Stuffed Fish Food

CRAB STUFFED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F; coat a 9x13-inch baking dish w/ non stick cooking spray.
• In a large skillet melt 4 T butter over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion & parsley. Sauté until tender. Remove from heat and stir in crabmeat, bread crumbs, lemon juice and red pepper flakes.
• Spoon crabmeat mixture evenly over the filets. Starting from the small end, roll up each fillet, jelly roll- style. Place the rolls seam side down in baking dish. Melt the remaining butter and drizzle over fillets. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake for 20 -25 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

MOCK CRABMEAT STUFFED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking oil.In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the fish fillets; then mix well and set aside.
• Cut a slit lengthwise 3/4 of way through each fish fillet.
• Place 1/6th of the stuffing into each slit on the fillet.
• Gently place each stuffed fillet on oilded baking sheet.
• Lightly sprinkle additional dill weed on the tops.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily.

CRAB STUFFED FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Cook celery, green onions and garlic in hot oil over medium heat until tender.
• Remove from heat.
• Add crabmeat and all else except fish and melted butter.
• Brush fish with melted butter.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoons crab mixture on one half of each fillet.
• Fold other half over top (can toothpick).
• Place in 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Spoon remaining crab mixture over each stuffed fillet and drizzle with remaining melted butter.
• Cover and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 minutes more until fish flakes easily.

SHRIMP AND CRAB STUFFED FISH

Steps:

• Saute the onion, green pepper, and garlic in 2 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender. Remove from heat.
• Stir in the crabmeat, shrimp, breadcrumbs, parsley, chives, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Cut a slit in the middle of each fish fillet, being careful not to cut all the way through the fillet. Brush the cavity with 2 tbsp melted butter; spoon the reserved crabmeat stuffing evenly into the fish.
• Place fish in an shallow 3-quart baking dish that has been sprayed lightly with cooking spray; cover and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and bake an additional 30 minutes or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. (Thinner fillets will require less time) Serve immediately.

ALL PURPOSE CRAB STUFFING

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
• For stuffed shrimp -- butterfly them and put one tbsp of mixture on top and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Use the biggest shrimp you can find!
• For mussels -- place one tbsp of mixture on top of mussels and bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes. (I buy a two pound frozen bag of New Zealand Mussels on the half shell from Fiesta Market. Just thaw -- top with some stuffing mixture and bake. Delicious!).
• Makes enough for generously stuffing 20 large shrimp or 2 lbs of mussels on the half shell.
• Sometimes I will drizzle melted butter over each stuffed mussel or shrimp but do so very very lightly. I will melt butter in the micro and then using a 1/8 tsp measuring spoon pour on each shrimp/mussel. Too much butter and it will become too rich.
• Lightly sprinkle paprika over all.
• I love this.