Gulf Coast Scamp With Jumbo Lump Crab And Tasso Butter

Serves: 5

Meagan Lindgren

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

39

Sweetness

52

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

8

Eggs

2 cups

Milk

4 cups

Flour

450 g

Crabmeat

450 g

Butter

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

450 g

Ham (tasso)

1 cup

White Wine

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

2

Season fish with salt and pepper

3

Mix eggs and milk to make an egg wash

4

Dredge fish in flour, then egg, and then breadcrumbs

5

Heat oil in a large ovensafe saute pan

6

When oil is hot, place fish in pan (it will probably be necessary to cook the fish in 2 batches or in 2 pans)

7

Brown on each side and then transfer to the oven to finish cooking for 8 minutes or until a knife slides in easily

8

Do not overcook

9

Transfer fish to serving plates

10

Divide crabmeat evenly over fish and spoon sauce over

11

Serve

12

In a medium saute pan over medium heat, saute onions in olive oil for 5 minutes or until translucent

13

Add garlic and ham and cook for an additional 5 minutes

14

Add wine and reduce liquid by half

15

Reduce heat to low and slowly add cold butter, a few pieces at a time, until all is melted