1 tsp Cornstarch
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
2 tbsp Tomato Paste
1 c. Heavy Cream
2 tbsp Butter
1 c. Thinly Sliced Leek Bulbs
½ lb Small Shrimp, Cooked, Peeled, and Deveined
2 lbs Small to Medium Flounder Fillets
Season the fish with salt and pepper. Arrange the shrimp on the fish. Roll up to enclose the shrimp. Place seam side down close together in a shallow baking dish. Sauté the leeks in butter in a skillet until softened. Spoon over the fish. Whisk the cream, tomato paste, Dijon mustard, cornstarch and salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour over the leeks and fish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Note: This dish can be prepared and refrigerated before cooking.
The glory of the fish fry extends from midwestern “Fish Fry Fridays” and down throughout the southeast, where potlucks of fried fish and spaghetti are well known among church crowds.
Roscoe Hall puts it best: BBQ shrimp is an “ode to gulf shrimp being the best and most delicious.”
Below is the winning dish that took home the 1st Place prize at the Alabama Seafood Cook-Off. Redfish, its main ingredient, is commonly found in Alabama waters and is technically named Red Drum.