How to Cook Flounder Stuffed With Crab Meat

Fill flounder fillets with crab stuffing.

Crab-stuffed flounder is easy enough to make as an everyday meal but also makes an elegant dinner party main course. You can create the dish with either fresh or frozen flounder and store-bought or handmade crab stuffing, depending on what ingredients you have available. Customize the crab-stuffed flounder recipe with herbs and spices to suit your tastes. You can also make several stuffed flounder fillets at once and freeze them for convenience.

Things You'll Need

• 1 1/2 lbs. flounder fillets
• Saucepan
• 1/3 cup of butter
• 1 bunch of chopped green onions
• 1/2 of a chopped red bell pepper
• 3 minced cloves of garlic
• Dijon mustard
• Pastry brush or butter knife
• 1/2 cup regular or panko breadcrumbs
• 1 lb. shredded crab meat
• 1/4 tsp. Creole seasoning
• 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Baking sheet
• Foil

Instructions

1. Create the crab meat stuffing by heating 1/3 cup of butter in a saucepan and stirring in one bunch of chopped green onions, half of a chopped red bell pepper and three minced cloves of garlic. Cook the mixture over medium-low heat until the green onions begin to soften.

2. Take the pan off of the stove and mix in 1/2 cup of regular or panko breadcrumbs, 1 lb. of shredded crab meat, 1/4 tsp. of Creole seasoning, 1/2 tsp. of dried parsley, 1/2 tsp. of paprika and salt and pepper to taste.

3. Lightly coat each side of the flounder fillets with Dijon mustard using a pastry brush or a butter knife. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a piece of foil.

4. Spoon the crab mixture over each of the flounder fillets. Roll the flounder fillets up so the crab stuffing is in the middle. Place the rolled fillets on the baking sheet and sprinkle them with paprika.

5. Bake the stuffed fillets for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the fish's flesh is firm and white.

References

• All Recipes: Stuffed Flounder
• Gambit: Crab-Stuffed Flounder