Stuffed Flounder Food

CRABMEAT-STUFFED FLOUNDER ROULADES

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Using 1/2 tablespoon of the butter, grease a shallow baking dish and set aside.
• Place the crabmeat in a large bowl and season with 1 teaspoon of the Essence. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
• In a medium skillet, melt the remaining 2 1/2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of the parsley and the garlic, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Add the cooled vegetables to the crabmeat and toss gently to combine. Add the mayonnaise, beaten egg, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce and stir gently with a large wooden spoon. Add 1/2 cup of the cracker crumbs, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, and pepper, and stir gently, being careful not to break up the crabmeat.
• Season each fish fillet with 1/2 teaspoon of Essence and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and place the fillets skin side up on a work surface. Divide the crabmeat filling evenly among the centers of the fish fillets and, using your hands, roll the fillets up to encase the filling. Secure with a toothpick, if necessary. Place the fillets, seam side down, in the prepared baking dish and top with slices of lemon. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of the cracker crumbs evenly over the tops of the fillets. Drizzle with the melted butter. Using oven mitts or pot holders, place the baking dish in the oven and bake until lightly golden and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Using oven mitts or pot holders, remove the baking dish from the oven and serve the fish using a metal spatula. Garnish with the remaining tablespoon of parsley and serve with additional lemon wedges, if desired. Serve immediately with Green Beans Almandine
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Trim the green beans by snapping the ends off. Place the water and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a medium, heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Carefully add the beans and return to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Using oven mitts or pot holders, remove the saucepan from the heat, and drain the beans in a colander set in the sink, pouring away from you. Rinse under cold running water and drain.
• Melt the butter in the same 3 1/2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the almonds, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and the pepper. Cook, stirring, until the almonds are toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the drained green beans to the pan and cook, stirring, until well coated with sauce and warmed through, about 1 minute.
• Using an oven mitt or pot holder, remove from the heat and serve.

STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Sauté onions and green pepper in butter.
• In small bowl, gently blend by hand crabmeat, bread crumbs, egg, seasonings and mayonnaise.
• Place flounder on greased cookie sheet.
• Spread Mayonnaise on flounder.
• Sprinkle flounder with Bay seasoning and paprika.
• Top with crabmeat blend.
• Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes.

FLOUNDER STUFFED WITH SHRIMP AND CRABMEAT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F In a sauté pan, heat the olive oil and butter. Add the onions, garlic, celery, and peppers. Sauté for 2 minutes, or until the vegetables are wilted.
• Add the shrimp and season with salt and Old Bay (to taste). Sauté for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and place mixture into a bowl. Gently stir in the crabmeat, then the bread crumbs a little at a time, adding more as needed to gently bind. Set aside to cool.
• Place equal amounts of filling onto each fillet and roll up. (alternatively, you can place one fillet on the baking sheet, place filling atop the fillet, then place another on top, off to the side, to resemble a pocket of stuffing).
• Place the fish on a baking dish (seam side down if rolled). Drizzle the fish with the butter and sprinkle with lemon juice. Sprinkle top of fish with salt, black pepper and paprika.
• Place the pan in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until fish is cooked thru. Remove the fish from the oven and serve with lemon wedges.

CRAB STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Rinse the fillets and pat dry with paper towels.
• Combine crab meat, green pepper, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce, salt, white pepper and the crushed saltines. Combine the egg white and 1 tablespoon mayonnaise. Stir this into the crab meat mixture.
• Brush the flounder fillets with melted butter. Place in a lightly greased, shallow baking dish. Spoon the crab mixture over the fillets and drizzle with any remaining butter.
• Bake the fillets at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
• While the fish is baking, lightly beat the egg yolk in a small bowl. Stir in 5 tablespoons of mayonnaise. Remove fish from oven and spread this mixture over the stuffing; sprinkle with paprika and parsley.
• Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees and bake until golden and bubbly, about 6 minutes.

BRIAN'S EASY STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lay the fish down dark side up. Make an incision next to the backbone on both sides, stopping before the head and tail. Slip the knife in between the flesh and backbone and run the knife down the ribs on both sides of the backbone.
• Melt 1/2 cup of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute the onion and celery in the butter until just tender. Place the stuffing mix into a bowl, and stir the onion and celery into it along with the butter in the pan. Mix in the crab and shrimp with their juices, adding a little more liquid, or more stuffing to get a good consistency.
• Melt the remaining butter, and brush some of it onto a cookie sheet. Stuff the stuffing mixture into the pockets of the flounder, and place the stuffed fish on the cookie sheet. Brush the outside of the fish with melted butter, and season with the Old Bay and if desired, Cajun seasoning.
• Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until the flounder flakes easily with a fork.

BAKED STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saute pan over low heat, melt the butter; add the onion and a pinch of salt and sweat until translucent. Add the garlic and continue to cook for another minute. Add the spinach and lemon zest and cook until just heated through. Season with the salt and pepper, add the parsley, and stir to combine. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
• Place the heavy cream and wine into a saucepan over medium heat. Once the mixture begins to simmer, gradually add the cheese and stir until melted. Set aside and keep warm.
• If the fillets are large, cut in half. Season each filet on both sides with salt and pepper. Divide the spinach mixture evenly among the fillets and roll the fish around the mixture. Place the rice into a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish and spread evenly. Place each roll on top of the rice, seam side down. Pour over the cheese sauce and place in the oven for 25 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

CRAB STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sprinkle flounder with salt and pepper. Using a fillet knife, carefully open the flounder by cutting along the left and right sides of the seam down the middle of the fish to make pockets. Lay the cut sides back.
• Stuff the flounder with the Crab Cake Mix, and press the sides down to cover the filling. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Coat a flameproof baking dish with cooking spray. Place the fish in the dish and bake for 20 minutes. Without removing the dish from the oven, turn the oven to broil and broil for 5 additional minutes. When the fish is done, remove it from the oven. Slice a medallion of Crab Butter and place it on top of the grilled fish. Sprinkle fresh parsley on top for added color.
• In a medium skillet, melt the butter and saute the onions, garlic, parsley and peppers until soft. Let cool.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the egg, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, heavy cream, mustard, lemon juice and mayonnaise together. Gently mix in the saltine crackers and crabmeat. Add salt and pepper, if needed. Set aside to stuff in flounder.
• Fold the crab, butter, seafood base, and onions together in a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Remove from the bowl and shape into a log on a piece of parchment paper. Roll up and place in the freezer. Reserve for flounder.

STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a large casserole dish or a baking sheet lined with tin foil.
• Heat butter over medium-low heat in a large saucepan. Stir in onion, green onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until onions are soft.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in shredded crabmeat, seasoning, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.
• Rub flounder skin and cavity with butter. Stuff with crab mixture and place in prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until flesh is firm and white at the thickest part of the fish.

STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• In a skillet, melt 1/4 cup of butter; add tomato, celery and parsley. Cook over low heat until vegetables are tender and juices evaporate, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the bread crumbs, blue cheese, egg and salt. Spread over fillets; roll up and secure with toothpicks. Place in a greased 11x1x2-in. baking dish. Melt remaining butter; add lemon juice. Pour over fillets. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove toothpicks before serving.

CRAB STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix all the ingredients for the imperial sauce together until well blended.
• Gently blend the sauce into the crab meat, don't add it all in, in case you don't need quite that much sauce.
• Place a small piece of flounder in the bottom of your baking dish, and place half of your crab imperial mixture on top of each fillet.
• Place a piece of flounder on each side of the stuffing, leaving the top visible. It will look great as it browns, and you want your guests to see all of that lovely crab meat!
• Place a little water in the pan with your stuffed flounder to help keep them moist, and if you're feeling really decadent, top the stuffed flounder with a little melted butter (that's how we would have done it in the restaurant) and a sprinkle of old bay or paprika. It's definitely worth the extra effort!
• Place the baking dish in a 350 degree preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. It's important not to let the flounder dry out, but you do want your crab imperial to be hot enough (if you have a food thermometer check its internal temperature to make sure its at least 165 degrees).
• Serve with your favorite side dish and sit back and enjoy!

CRABMEAT-STUFFED WHOLE BAY FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment and grease the paper with butter. Rinse the flounder; pat dry with paper towels. Place the fish on the prepared baking sheet with head-side up.
• Starting on one side of the fish, insert a knife horizontally into the slit. Begin cutting, about 1 inch from the head, between the flesh and bone, stopping just before the tail to form a pocket. Cut another pocket on the opposite side of the fish.
• Combine the crabmeat, saltines, mayonnaise, parsley, egg, green onion and Old Bay Seasoning in a medium bowl and fold together. Spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared fish pockets.
• Sprinkle the fish with the bread crumbs and drizzle with the melted butter. Bake until the fish flakes easily when tested with fork, about 25 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED FLOUNDER RICARDO

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, sage, celery, onion, and salt an pepper; mix well. Beat egg slightly, and mix into the stuffing.
• Spread stuffing on each fillet, roll up, and secure with toothpicks. Stand fillets up in a 2 quart casserole.
• Stir together cream and sherry in a small bowl. Pour over fillets. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Serve stuffed fillets with cream sauce. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg, place a pat of butter or margarine on each fillet, and garnish with parsley.
• If the sauce needs thickening, pour it into a small saucepan. Stir in 2 to 3 tablespoons flour, and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.

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

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the shrimp and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, or until the shrimp is opaque.
• Remove to a large bowl.
• Add the bread crumbs and cheese and stir to combine.
• Place the flounder on a work surface.
• Evenly divide the shrimp mixture among the fillets, spreading almost to the edge.
• Roll the fillets from a short end to enclose the filling.
• Secure with wooden picks.
• Place the rolls in a 13" x 9" baking dish.
• Pour the wine into the dish.
• Sprinkle with the parsley.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily.

STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Split each fillet in 1/2 to make a top and bottom portion of the fish. Lightly season the bottom portions with salt and pepper. Place 4 ounces crab stuffing on bottom portion. Place the top portion of fish on top of crab stuffing. Place in a baking dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper, bread crumbs, and paprika. Top with melted butter so as to moisten all of the crumbs. Place a little water in the baking dish. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until done. Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges.
• Being careful to not break apart lumps, pick the crabmeat free of shells. Refrigerate in mixing bowl. Whisk together the egg, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, and sugar, and set aside or refrigerate if not used immediately.
• Thoroughly combine the dry ingredients. Mix dry ingredients into the crab meat, trying not to break up or mash the lumps of crab. Gently work the wet ingredients into the mix. Chill immediately.

CRAB-STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• 1. Gather and prep all ingredients.
• 2. Lightly grease a medium baking dish; set aside.
• 3. Drain crabmeat (reserve and freeze liquid for fish stock or chowders, if desired.)
• 4. In a medium skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium/medium-high heat.
• 5. Add celery, onions, sweet bell pepper, black pepper, old bay seasoning and seasoned salt.
• 6. Sauté for 6 to 7 minutes, until onions are translucent.
• 7. Stir in the parsley; sauté for additional 30 seconds.
• 8. Remove from heat; add breadcrumbs; mix well.
• 9. Add drained crabmeat, mixing gently until well combined; set aside.
• 10. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• 11. Pat fish fillets dry with paper towels; lightly season with fine sea salt.
• 12. Divide stuffing into 8 equal portions. Working one at a time, shape one portion of stuffing into an oval (similar to an elongated egg;) place in center of fillet; wrap fillet around stuffing, securing with wooden toothpick.
• 13. Place a stuffed fillet in prepared baking dish; repeat stuffing with remaining fillets.
• 14. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in microwave or in small saucepan on stove; using small pastry brush or spoon, coat fillets with melted butter.
• 15. Lightly sprinkle each with paprika. Bake at 350ºF for 23 to 27 minutes (depending on oven,) uncovered. Remove toothpicks; serve immediately.
• 16. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.