Crab Stuffed Flounder

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 pounds flounder fillets
• 1 cup crabmeat - drained, flaked and cartilage removed
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped green bell pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ground white pepper, to taste
• 3 crushed saltine crackers
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg yolk
• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 21 mins Ready Time: 31 mins


• 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.