Taste of the Tides

DIRECTIONS Step 1 • Carefully cut flounder down middle and filet sides open. Do your best to remove skeleton.

Step 2 • Lay open the sides, lightly coat meat with olive oil, then sprinkle fish with all seasonings. • Mix crab cake mix with shrimp, crab, scallops, vegetables, and just enough mayo to hold it all together. • Add pats of butter on top of stuffing. • Sprinkle whole thing with seasonings.

Step 3 • Close sides over top of stuffing. • Use a sharp knife to score skin. • Sprinkle top with more seasoning. Step 4 • Coat seasoned cast iron pan with olive oil. • Carefully transfer fish to cast iron pan. • Place pan on main rack of grill (preheated to medium heat). • Close grill and cook for 30-40 minutes until fish is flaky.

Big Daddy Don's Fat Flat Fish

Toss your diet out the window this holiday season and enjoy this delicious stuffed flounder recipe by Don Crum and Jamee Barnard, of Liberty County.

INGREDIENTS Whole, cleaned flounder Wild Georgia shrimp, peeled, chopped Blue crab meat Scallops, sliced thin (optional) Crab cake mix Celery & onion, finely diced & sautéed Mayonnaise Olive oil Uncle Chris' Gourmet Steak Seasoning Butter Old Bay Seasoning Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning Zatarains Blackened Seasoning Garlic Powder

Do you have a seasonal seafood recipe to share? Send it to amy@southerntidesmagazine.com and include a photo, if available.