Stuffed Flounder

STUFFED FLOUNDER

A Southern Restaurant Specialty
Serves 2

Ingredients:

2 medium-sized flounders, cleaned
½ lb crab meat, fresh or frozen
7 slices of bread
¼ cup real butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup green onions, tops and bottoms, chopped
½ cup flat parsley, chopped
Salt, pepper to taste (or use your favorite Seafood seasoning)
Paprika
Juice of 1 lemon

Directions:

Slit a pocket in the flounders to stuff. Start cutting by the fins and as close to the bone as possible. Season inside and outside of the fish with salt and pepper or your favorite Seafood seasoning.

Melt butter in skillet, add onions, bell pepper and celery; simmer until wilted.

Soak bread in water, squeeze water from bread, break up in pieces and add to skillet.

Add green onions, parsley, crab meat and seasoning.

Cover skillet and cook on low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Fill flounder with bread stuffing, place in shallow buttered baking pan. Dot flounders with
butter, pour lemon juice and bake in 350 degree oven for 40-45 minutes.

Baste occasionally with drippings in pan.

Enjoy!

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