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How to Cook Crab Stuffed Fish Fillet

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Seafood Recipe
Servings: 3 servings
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 720 gms lapu-lapu fillet
  • 6 slices Quickmelt Cheese thinly sliced
  • oil for frying

Crabmeat Filling:

  • 1 cup crabmeat
  • 1/3 cup fresh milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp onion chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup button mushrooms finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in a little amount of water for thickening

Instructions

How to cook Crab Stuffed Fish Fillet:

  • Lightly season fish fillet with salt and pepper.
  • Set aside. Saute onion in butter until transparent.
  • Stir in crab meat, button mushrooms and water.
  • Let simmer for a minute or two.
  • Add in fresh milk and season with salt and pepper.
  • Thicken with cornstarch. Heat oil for frying.
  • Slit an opening in the middle of the fish enough to fill at least 1 tablespoon of the crabmeat filling.
  • Fill fish with crab meat at least 1 tablespoon full.
  • Do not put too much filling so it won't spill out of the fish.
  • Cook fish on one side then carefully flip it over to cook the other side.
  • Before removing fish from the pan, place a slice of cheese on top of each fish and let it melt.
  • Remove from pan and serve hot with rice pilaf.