Celebrate National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day with another Super Simple recipe. Rolled or served open-faced, this easy dish can look fancy, but it’s not complicated at all.
Super Simple Crabby Flounder
1 ½ – 2 lbs flounder fillets
2 T melted butter
5-6 T mayonnaise
2 T chopped parsley
½ tsp paprika, smoky or sweet
1 ½ – 2 c lump blue crab or other crabmeat, thawed, if frozen; drained; cartilage removed
2 T chopped sweet red pepper
2 T chopped sweet onion
3 T butter
1 T Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp Mrs. Dash garlic – herb seasoning (or other favorite)
¼ – ½ tsp salt or Old Bay seasoning
8-9 Ritz crackers, crumbled (or ¾ c panko)
Separate fillets into 4-6 servings; brush with the melted butter. In a medium bowl, combine mayo, parsley, and paprika thoroughly. Gently stir in crab, taking care not to break up the lumps too much. Spread evenly over the buttered fillets. Place red pepper, onion, and 3 T butter in microwave-safe bowl; microwave on high for 1 min. Stir in remaining ingredients and sprinkle atop the crab mixture. Bake 20 minutes at 350° F. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh flat-leaf parsley, if desired.
KISS Tips: You can also add ¼ c finely diced mushrooms and/or ½ c diced raw
shrimp and/or scallops to the seasoned onion-pepper mixture. ½ tsp dry mustard or 1 tsp to 1 T spicy mustard is also a yummy twist. Flounder is a sweet, white fish, so you could also consider using fillets of tilapia, sole, cod, haddock, or orange roughy. For a lovely presentation, prepare each filet in individual au gratin dishes.
