Creole Flounder with Seafood Sauce

Name: Creole Flounder with Seafood Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: North America, Cajun
Ingredients: 1 cup diced onion; 1 cup chopped green pepper; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups half-and-half cream; 8 ounces Mexican process cheese (Velveeta), cubed; 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice; 2 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed; 1/4 cup Creole mustard or other spicy mustard; 2 pounds flounder fillets; 1-1/2 teaspoons Creole seasoning; 2 pounds cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Broil: 10 min.

Yield 4-5 servings

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This is one of my family's favorite Creole dishes. The recipe can be made with flounder or sole fillets, but I sometimes use locally caught kingfish bass.

Ingredients

1 cup diced onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half-and-half cream
8 ounces Mexican process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
2 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
1/4 cup Creole mustard or other spicy mustard
2 pounds flounder fillets
1-1/2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
2 pounds cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

In a large skillet, saute the onion, green pepper, garlic and parsley in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add the cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; Stir in cheese and lemon juice; cook and stir until cheese is melted. Add crab. Cover and keep warm.
Spread mustard on both sides of fillets. Sprinkle with Creole seasoning. Place on a greased broiler pan. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Top each fillet with four to five shrimp; serve over crab sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 869 calories, 44g fat (25g saturated fat), 528mg cholesterol, 1868mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 2g fiber), 88g protein.

This is one of my family's favorite Creole dishes. The recipe can be made with flounder or sole fillets, but I sometimes use locally caught kingfish bass.

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