This is a great and elegant crab-stuffed fish dinner recipe. It is a fantastic dish for any special occasion, especially Valentine’s Day or an anniversary.
If you are not a seafood lover, you can pan-sear a chicken breast instead. Pound it first, season it well, and then proceed with the sauce. The sauce is so delicious that it also works beautifully with other pan-seared or baked fish such as halibut, sea bass, or salmon.
You can also make chicken breast rolls. Sautéed mushrooms with onions or shallots make a wonderful filling, or you can stuff the chicken with cheese, spinach, or asparagus.
Use the structured ingredient and direction fields below for cooking. The recipe source is Delights of Culinaria.
- Step 1
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Step 2
Melt butter in a saute pan on medium heat.
- Step 3
Add shallots, garlic, and scallions.
- Step 4
Saute until shallots are soft.
- Step 5
Add white wine and let the wine evaporate.
- Step 6
In a small bowl or plate, combine bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese and set aside.
- Step 7
Place crab meat, sautéed shallot with garlic and scallions, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a food processor or mini blender.
- Step 8
Pulse 5-6 times until the ingredients are well combined.
- Step 9
Spoon crab filling onto one end of each fish fillet and roll it up. Secure with a toothpick.
- Step 10
Sprinkle each roll all around with the breadcrumb mixture.
- Step 11
Place the fish rolls seam side down in a glass baking dish.
- Step 12
For the sauce, melt butter in a saute pan on medium heat and add the shallot.
- Step 13
Saute the shallot for 1-2 minutes.
- Step 14
Add the diced tomato and sauté for another minute or so.
- Step 15
Add white wine and let it evaporate.
- Step 16
Gently stir in the heavy whipping cream and chicken broth.
- Step 17
Season the sauce with a little bit of salt.
- Step 18
Pour the sauce into the baking pan with the fish.
- Step 19
Add butter to the baking dish.
- Step 20
Bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until the top is slightly golden.
- Step 21
Serve over arborio rice or risotto.
- Step 22
If using this sauce for pan-seared fish, simmer the sauce for about 5 minutes on low heat. Turn off the heat and stir in butter one tablespoon at a time.
- Calories:420 kcal21%
- Protein:46 g92%
- Carbohydrates:10 g4%
- Sugar:3 g6%
- Salt:1.4 g23%
- Energy:1,757 kJ21%
- Fat:22 g31%
