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Filet Farcis A La Crème

Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

6   Sole fillets or flounder fillets
  Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons 30mlButter
2 tablespoons 30mlOnions - chopped (small)
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozMushrooms - sliced
2 tablespoons 30mlFresh parsley - snipped
2   Tiny shrimp - <or>
2 1/2 cups 156g / 5.5ozCrabmeat
2 tablespoons 30mlFlour
1 cup 237mlLight cream
1/2 cup 118mlDry white wine
2 tablespoons 30mlCognac - optional
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozSwiss cheese - grated

Recipe Instructions

Sprinkle filets with salt and pepper. Saute onions and mushrooms in butter until golden. Stir in parsley and shrimp and heat thoroughly. Place part of this mixture by teaspoonfuls on large end of each filet.

Roll up and place side by side in shallow baking dish. Into remaining onion-shrimp mixture, stir flour, then cream, wine, and cognac. Season with salt and pepper.

Bring to boil while stirring and pour over filets. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 400F for about 25 minutes or until golden.

Source:
"Mountain Measures" -- Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974

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