Crab Meat Stuffed Flounder

Whenever we go out for seafood, I can bet my Mom is going to order stuffed flounder or stuffed shrimp. Just like my Grandma, the two of them love crab meat stuffing. This is my version of the seafood classic. The flavors combine nicely to add a punch to an otherwise simple piece of fish.

Recipe yields 6 servings

Ingredients
6 fresh flounder filets
1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium yellow onion
2 cloves garlic
2 celery stalks
1 small green pepper
1 tsp flat leaf parsley
1 lb lump crab meat
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp oregano
2 tsp Worcester sauce
1 tsp Frank's hot sauce
1 egg
3/4 cup breadcrumbs
1 lemon, juiced

Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Dice the onion, celery and green pepper and mince the garlic. Heat the oil in a small skillet and add your vegetables. Cook on medium heat for 8-10 minutes until tender. Stir in the parsley with about 1 minute to go.

In the meantime, empty your crab meat into a mixing bowl. Add 1/2 tsp of Paprika, the garlic powder, onion powder and oregano. Mix to coat the crab meat with the seasonings.

Once the vegetables are finished cooking, remove them from the heat and set aside. Mix the Worcester sauce, hot sauce, egg and half the lemon juice into the crab meat. Mix gently so not to break up the meat. Add 1/2 cup breadcrumbs and the cooked vegetables and mix until everything is fully incoporated.

Lay the filets onto a flat surface where you can stuff them and prepare a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Place a spoonful of crab mixture in the middle of each filet. Roll up tightly and place in the baking dish, seam-side down.

 

Pour the remaining lemon juice over the tops of the fish and sprinkle with the remaining breadcrumbs and paprika. Place in the oven and bake for 20-23 minutes, or until fish is cooked through. Cooking times can greatly vary depending on the thickness of your filet and the amount of stuffing you put inside, so be sure to check them every so often after the 15-18 minute mark.

Once finished, remove from oven and serve hot alongside rice and veggies. Enjoy!