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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

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3 Reviews

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

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Melinda Sue Daenen, Pineville, Louisiana

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Oct. 02, 2022

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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Creole Flounder with Seafood Sauce

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Yield:4-5 servings

Prep:25 min

Cook:10 min

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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

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Directions

1
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.

2
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.