Crab Stuffed Flounder

Flounder is baked with a crab meat stuffing seasoned with mustard and Worcestershire and topped with mayonnaise.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 21 mins
• Total Time: 31 mins
• Calories: 308 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg yolk
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
• ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ teaspoon ground dry mustard
• ground white pepper, to taste
• 1 ½ pounds flounder fillets
• 1 cup crabmeat - drained, flaked and cartilage removed
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped green bell pepper
• 3 crushed saltine crackers

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Rinse the fillets and pat dry with paper towels.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Bake the fillets at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees and bake until golden and bubbly, about 6 minutes.