Carolyn's Sensual Sea Bass Fillets With Crawfish And Crab Sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (4 ounce) fillets sea bass
• kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons light olive oil
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup half-and-half
• white pepper to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen cooked crawfish tails, thawed
• 1 (6 ounce) can lump crabmeat

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• season the sea bass with salt and pepper; arrange in a baking dish and set aside.
• melt the butter with the olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. cook the shallots, garlic, and parsley in the melted butter and olive oil until softened, about 5 minutes. add the flour and stir continually until completely incorporated into the mixture and the liquid is smooth. pour the half-and-half into the mixture while stirring; cook and stir until thickened. season with the white pepper. gently fold the crawfish tails and crabmeat into the mixture, taking care to not break the crabmeat too much; cook another 1 minute. spoon the mixture over the sea bass fillets.
• bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes. serve immediately.