Stuffed Flounder Creole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup minced shallot
• 1 large garlic clove, chopped
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup cooked shrimp
• 1/4 cup crabmeat
• 1 cup soft breadcrumbs
• salt
• pepper
• 6 small flounder, split
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 melt 1/2 cup butter and sauté onions, celery, shallots and garlic until tender but not brown.
• 2 sprinkle with flour. cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes, until mixture browns.
• 3 gradually stir in wine and milk. cook, stirring over low heat until mixture is smooth and thickened.
• 4 fold in shrimp, crabmeat and soft breadcrumbs.
• 5 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 have flounder split without separating the halves.
• 7 remove the backbone. spread half of each fish with stuffing. reshape fish and spread it liberally with butter.
• 8 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 lay the fish side by side in a buttered heatproof serving dish and brown the bottom over direct heat.
• 10 put the dish under broiler heat to brown the top.
• 11 serve hot; garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.