Fish With Crab And Andouille Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Place each fillet in an individual broiler-proof serving dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Melt 2 teaspoons butter; drizzle over fillets. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan coated with cooking spray, melt remaining butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually stir in the broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in crab. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese until melted. Pour over halibut. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned.

Steps:

• For the gumbo base: Heat a medium skillet over high heat. Add the andouille and cook until golden brown on both sides. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels. Do not drain. In the same pan, cook the celery, carrots, onion, bell pepper and garlic until soft.
• Melt the butter over medium heat in a large Dutch oven. Gradually add the flour, stirring occasionally. Cook the mixture (roux) until it's a light-caramel color, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add the onion mixture and cook for about 3 minutes, without stirring.
• Bring the stock to a boil in a large saucepan. Whisk in about 6 cups of the stock into the roux mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, add the andouille sausage and continue simmering for about 20 minutes, add more stock if the mixture is too thick. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• For the seafood: Heat 2 tablespoon of the oil in a large saute pan, over high heat until almost smoking. Season the scallops with salt and pepper and sear the scallops, on one side, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove and set aside on a plate.
• Wipe out the skillet and add the remaining olive oil. Heat over medium-high until almost smoking. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and cook until just pink, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and set aside with the scallops.
• Add the scallops, shrimp, oysters and crab to the sauce and continue cooking until oysters are plump and cooked.
• For the Crispy Okra: Heat 2-inches of canola oil in a high sided saute pan over medium heat until it begins to shimmer. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• Place the cornmeal in a shallow baking dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Season the okra with salt and pepper and toss in the cornmeal. Fry the okra, in batches, until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon to the baking sheet and season with salt.
• Divide the seafood among 4 shallow bowls, ladle in some of the sauce and sausage and add the honey and garnish with the fried okra and chopped parsley and cilantro.
• In a large saucepan over high heat, heat the oil until amost smoking and saute the shrimp shells and tails, onion, carrot and celery for 5 minutes, stirring. Add the water, wine, tomato and bay leaf. Reduce to medium, partly cover, and simmer 40 minutes.
• Strain though cheesecloth or a fine strainer.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place fillets in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, until fish flakes easily with a fork, 18-22 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the crab, cheese, mayonnaise and lemon juice., Drain cooking juices from baking dish; spoon crab mixture over fillets. Broil 4-5 in. from the heat until topping is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds and, if desired, paprika.

Steps:

• For the green beans almondine: Place a large pot of salted water over high heat and bring to a boil. Working in batches (to avoid crowding the pot and slowing the return a boil), cook the green beans for about 3 minutes, or until al dente. With a slotted spoon or tongs, transfer the green beans directly to an ice-filled bowl and shock to stop cooking. Drain well.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until foaming and beginning to smell nutty. Add the blanched green beans and toss to coat. Add the toasted almonds and season with salt and pepper.
• For the Mornay sauce: Melt the butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Sprinkle in the flour and mix with a wooden spoon to make a roux--it should look like wet sand. Cook, stirring, for a couple minutes and then whisk in milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring and scraping the bottom and scorners of the pan, and cook for a few minutes. Season with some salt, pepper and nutmeg. Remove from the heat and add the Gruyere, stirring until fully melted and combined.
• For the crab-stuffed flounder: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, garlic and celery; cook until softened, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan with the vermouth and hot sauce to taste, and let cook for another minute. Pour the vegetables into a medium bowl and add the breadcrumbs, thyme and Old Bay; mix to combine. Gently fold in the crabmeat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Rinse and pat dry the flounder fillets and lay on a baking sheet. Spread the stuffing along half of each fillet and fold over to enclose. Dot evenly with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes
• Set the stuffed flounder on serving plates and top with Mornay sauce. Serve with the green beans on the side.

Steps:

• In a medium to large enameled cast-iron pot (or any thick, good quality cookware), heat the olive oil.
• Add the andouille and cook over med-high to high heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic to the same pot.
• Cover and cook over med-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the veggies are soft, about 3 minutes.
• Add the Old Bay, rice, andouille and cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is opaque, about 2 minutes.
• Add the chicken stock, water and thyme, season lightly with salt and pepper and bring to a boil - then turn heat to very low.
• Cover and cook over very low heat until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in the crab and scallions.
• Cover and let stand for 2-3 minutes, just until the crab is hot.
• Discard the thyme sprig.
• Serve the jambalaya in bowls, passing the hot sauce at the table.

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, combine the crab, andouille, wine, Louisiana Gold Pepper Sauce, lemon juice, scallion and garlic and simmer over moderate heat until the liquid has reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderately low and add 3 or 4 tablespoons of the butter, shaking and swirling the pan until it is melted. Continue adding the butter a few tablespoons at a time, shaking and swirling the pan until all of the butter is incorporated and the sauce is thick and creamy; do not let the sauce boil. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm over very low heat. Put the rice flour in a shallow bowl and season it with salt and pepper. In another shallow bowl, whisk the egg with the milk and water. Dip the snapper fillets in the egg wash, then dredge them in the rice flour, pressing to help it adhere. In each of 2 very large skillets, heat 1/4 cup of the oil until shimmering. Add the snapper fillets to the skillets and fry over high heat, turning once, until golden and crisp, about 6 minutes. Spoon the sauce over the fillets.