Crabmeat Stuffed Fish Recipes

CRAB STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Rinse the fillets and pat dry with paper towels.
• Combine crab meat, green pepper, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce, salt, white pepper and the crushed saltines. Combine the egg white and 1 tablespoon mayonnaise. Stir this into the crab meat mixture.
• Brush the flounder fillets with melted butter. Place in a lightly greased, shallow baking dish. Spoon the crab mixture over the fillets and drizzle with any remaining butter.
• Bake the fillets at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
• While the fish is baking, lightly beat the egg yolk in a small bowl. Stir in 5 tablespoons of mayonnaise. Remove fish from oven and spread this mixture over the stuffing; sprinkle with paprika and parsley.
• Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees and bake until golden and bubbly, about 6 minutes.

CRAB STUFFED FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Cook celery, green onions and garlic in hot oil over medium heat until tender.
• Remove from heat.
• Add crabmeat and all else except fish and melted butter.
• Brush fish with melted butter.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoons crab mixture on one half of each fillet.
• Fold other half over top (can toothpick).
• Place in 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Spoon remaining crab mixture over each stuffed fillet and drizzle with remaining melted butter.
• Cover and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 minutes more until fish flakes easily.

CRAB STUFFED FISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F; coat a 9x13-inch baking dish w/ non stick cooking spray.
• In a large skillet melt 4 T butter over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion & parsley. Sauté until tender. Remove from heat and stir in crabmeat, bread crumbs, lemon juice and red pepper flakes.
• Spoon crabmeat mixture evenly over the filets. Starting from the small end, roll up each fillet, jelly roll- style. Place the rolls seam side down in baking dish. Melt the remaining butter and drizzle over fillets. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake for 20 -25 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

CRABMEAT-STUFFED WHOLE BAY FLOUNDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment and grease the paper with butter. Rinse the flounder; pat dry with paper towels. Place the fish on the prepared baking sheet with head-side up.
• Starting on one side of the fish, insert a knife horizontally into the slit. Begin cutting, about 1 inch from the head, between the flesh and bone, stopping just before the tail to form a pocket. Cut another pocket on the opposite side of the fish.
• Combine the crabmeat, saltines, mayonnaise, parsley, egg, green onion and Old Bay Seasoning in a medium bowl and fold together. Spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared fish pockets.
• Sprinkle the fish with the bread crumbs and drizzle with the melted butter. Bake until the fish flakes easily when tested with fork, about 25 minutes.

DECONSTRUCTED STUFFED FLOUNDER WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather and prep ingredients. Veggies may be prepped and refrigerated the day before.
• Drain crabmeat over a bowl, reserving liquid to use for sauce.
• Lightly butter a medium baking dish; set aside.
• In a medium skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium/medium-high heat.
• Add celery, onions, shallots, sweet bell pepper, black pepper, old bay seasoning and seasoned salt.
• Sauté for 3 to 4 minutes; add frozen tiny salad shrimp. Continue to sauté until onions are translucent and shrimp are thawed and hot.
• Stir in the minced parsley/celery leaves; sauté for additional 30 seconds.
• Remove from heat; add breadcrumbs and lemon zest, if using; mix well.
• Add drained crabmeat, mixing gently until well combined; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Pat fish fillets dry with paper towels; place 4 of the filets in prepared dish; very lightly sprinkle with ground black pepper.
• Spoon stuffing onto filets in dish, pressing down lightly as needed (some stuffing will end up in the dish instead of on the fish, but that's okay.)
• Place 4 remaining filets on top of the fillets with stuffing, pressing down lightly.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in microwave or in small saucepan on stove; using small pastry brush or spoon, coat fillets with melted butter.
• Lightly sprinkle filets with paprika. Bake at 350ºF for 25 to 27 minutes or so (depending on oven,) uncovered. Make sauce when fish is halfway done.
• To make sauce: While fish is in oven, add dry white wine to reserved crab liquid. Reduce volume by about 1/3 to 1/2 by boiling either in a small pan on the stovetop or pouring into a glass measuring cup and microwaving on high power for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat, add 2 tablespoons butter and 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice. Return to heat/microwave for additional 30 seconds, until butter is melted and sauce is hot. Pour over fish.
• Garnish with lemon wedges and a sprinkle of fresh parsley, if desired. Serve immediately. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.
• *Note: Salted butter is usually fine for the stuffing and for brushing onto fish for baking, but the sauce may be a tad too salty if you don't use unsalted butter.

CHEF JOHN'S CRAB-STUFFED SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly oil a baking dish.
• Combine crab, poblano pepper, panko bread crumbs, green onion, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.
• Stir mayonnaise, lemon zest, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl.
• Place sole fillets, flat-side up, on a work surface. Season fillets with salt. Divide crab mixture between fillets and roll filets up around filling. Place rolled sole in the prepared baking dish.
• Spread 1/2 the mayonnaise mixture over the sides and tops of each sole roll to coat. Place remaining 1/2 the mayonnaise mixture in a piping bag. Pipe mayonnaise mixture in a zigzag pattern over the top of each roll and sprinkle paprika over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned on top and fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.

CRAB-STUFFED SOLE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine bread crumbs, crab, onion, egg, salt and cayenne. Spoon onto fillets; roll up and secure with a toothpick. Place in a greased 2-qt. broiler-proof dish; drizzle with 2 tablespoons butter. Bake, uncovered, at 350°for 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. , Meanwhile, for sauce, place remaining butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Drain liquid from baking dish. Spoon sauce over fillets; sprinkle with cheese and almonds. Broil 5 in. from the heat until cheese is melted and almonds are lightly browned. Discard toothpicks.

CRAB-STUFFED TILAPIA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and celery in 1/4 cup butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, pimientos and seafood seasoning. Spread 1/3 cup crab mixture over fillets. Roll up each from the pointed end; secure with toothpicks., Place seam side down in a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over fish. Sprinkle with salt and paprika., Bake, uncovered, at 400° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 25-30 minutes. Discard toothpicks. Spoon pan juices over fish.

CRAB-STUFFED FLOUNDER

Steps:

• 1. Gather and prep all ingredients.
• 2. Lightly grease a medium baking dish; set aside.
• 3. Drain crabmeat (reserve and freeze liquid for fish stock or chowders, if desired.)
• 4. In a medium skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium/medium-high heat.
• 5. Add celery, onions, sweet bell pepper, black pepper, old bay seasoning and seasoned salt.
• 6. Sauté for 6 to 7 minutes, until onions are translucent.
• 7. Stir in the parsley; sauté for additional 30 seconds.
• 8. Remove from heat; add breadcrumbs; mix well.
• 9. Add drained crabmeat, mixing gently until well combined; set aside.
• 10. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• 11. Pat fish fillets dry with paper towels; lightly season with fine sea salt.
• 12. Divide stuffing into 8 equal portions. Working one at a time, shape one portion of stuffing into an oval (similar to an elongated egg;) place in center of fillet; wrap fillet around stuffing, securing with wooden toothpick.
• 13. Place a stuffed fillet in prepared baking dish; repeat stuffing with remaining fillets.
• 14. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in microwave or in small saucepan on stove; using small pastry brush or spoon, coat fillets with melted butter.
• 15. Lightly sprinkle each with paprika. Bake at 350ºF for 23 to 27 minutes (depending on oven,) uncovered. Remove toothpicks; serve immediately.
• 16. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.