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Stuffed Flounder

Cajun Cuisine





List of Ingredients



• 1/2 pound butter
  
• 1 pound fresh crabmeat
  
• 1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
  
• 1 cup chopped onions
  
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
  
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion tops
  
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  
• 2 cups fine bread crumbs, seasoned with salt and cayene
  
• 2 eggs
  
• salt and cayenne, to taste
  
• 8 flounders
  
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
  






Instructions



1. Melt 1/4 pound butter; add crab meat and shrimp and cook on medium heat until shrimp are pink, about 10 minutes.
   
   
2. Add onions and cook until onions are transparent; add parsley, green onion tops, 1 teaspoon of the lemon juice and lemon rind and cook another 5 minutes.
   
   
3. Remove from heat and add breadcrumbs, eggs, salt and cayenne and mix well.
   
   
4. Make a pocket in each flounder by cutting a slit down the center of the top of each fish; slide the knife along the backbone of the fish on each side of the center to create a pocket with two flaps.
   
   
5. Season fish inside and out with salt and cayenne; fill pockets with crab-shrimp stuffing and place in a large baking pan.
   
   
6. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees, basting with a mixture of 1/4 poundmelted butter, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and wine, for 20 minutes; lower heat to 300 degrees and bake another 15-20 minutes.
   
7. Servings: 8