Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/2 large onion, minced
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound crabmeat, shredded
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 4 pounds whole flounder - cleaned, rinsed and dried

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a large casserole dish or a baking sheet lined with tin foil.
  • Heat butter over medium-low heat in a large saucepan. Stir in onion, green onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until onions are soft.
  • Remove pan from heat and stir in shredded crabmeat, seasoning, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.
  • Rub flounder skin and cavity with butter. Stuff with crab mixture and place in prepared pan.
  • Bake for 30 minutes, or until flesh is firm and white at the thickest part of the fish.