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BAKED STUFFED FLOUNDER

gumbopotRecipe courtesy of Louisiana Kitchen & Culture.
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green onions with tops
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup butter, in all
1-1/2 cups moistened unseasoned croutons
1/2 pound crabmeat
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/2 pound shrimp, boiled and chopped
1 egg, slightly beaten
salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste
4 medium sized flounder, washed, scaled, with heads removed

Method:
Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Sauté celery, onions, and garlic in ¼ cup butter over low heat. Add bread cubes, shrimp, crabmeat, parsley, and egg. Mix well. Season to taste with salt, black and cayenne pepper. Set aside. Split thick side of flounder lengthwise and crosswise forming a cross; loosen meat from bone to form pocket for stuffing. Melt ¼ cup butter; brush fish well with melted butter, salt and pepper. Fill pockets with seafood stuffing mixture. Melt remaining ¼ cup butter in shallow baking pan. Place fish in pan, making sure not to overlap. Cover and bake for 25 minutes, until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove cover and bake another 5 minutes. Serve at once.