Broiled Grouper with Creamy Crab and Shrimp Sauce

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Firm, delicious grouper tastes fantastic with a Creole-style rub and topped with a crab and shrimp sauce.

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon Creole mustard
2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained and flaked
1 (4 ounce) can small shrimp, drained
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
2 pounds grouper fillets
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1 Preheat the oven broiler. Cover a medium baking dish with foil.
2 Melt butter with cream in a saucepan over medium heat, and blend in Creole mustard. Cook and stir until thickened. Mix in crab and shrimp. Season with Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook until heated through.
3 Place grouper in the prepared baking dish, and rub with olive oil, lemon juice, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
4 Broil grouper about 4 minutes on each side, until easily flaked with a fork. Spoon the crab and shrimp mixture over fish to serve.