Crab-stuffed Sole Fillets Crab-stuffed Sole Fillets
Crab-stuffed Sole Fillets
Crab-stuffed Sole Fillets
B.C. sole fillets, filled with a rich crabmeat mixture, baked, plated and topped with buttery pan juices.
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Recipe - Quality Foods
Crab-stuffed Sole Fillets
Crab-stuffed Sole Fillets
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings2
Cook Time15 Minutes
Ingredients
1 (120 gram can) crabmeat (see Note)
1/4 cup dried fine breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 large egg white
1 small garlic clove, minced
3 Tbsp melted butter (divided)
1/4 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp finely chopped fresh tarragon, dill or parsley (divided)
salt and ground white pepper, to taste
4 small sole fillets, each about 2 1/2- to 3-ounces (70- to 85-grams)
2 Tbsp fish or chicken stock
1 Tbsp white wine
fresh tarragon, dill or parsley sprigs, and lemon slices, for garnish 4901
Directions
  1. Set a fine sieve in a sink and drain the crabmeat into it. Firmly push on the crabmeat to remove the excess liquid in it. Put the crabmeat in a bowl and add the breadcrumbs, cheese, egg white, garlic, 1 Tbsp of the melted butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and 1 tsp of the chopped tarragon (or dill or parsley). Season this crab stuffing with salt and pepper, and then mix well to combine.

 

  1. Set out a 13- x 9-inch baking pan. Lay the sole fillets flat on a work surface. Measure a scant 1/4-cup of the crab stuffing, and then compact it in your hand, creating a 2-inch or so long, oblong ball of stuffing. Set that ball at the narrow end of one of the sole fillets. Repeat these steps with the remaining crab filling. Roll each sole fillet into a tight cylinder and set in the baking pan, seam-side down. (Fish can be readied to this point several hours before cooking. Cover and keep refrigerated until needed).

 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Combine remaining melted butter, stock and wine in a small bowl, and then pour over the fish. Season sole with salt and pepper. Bake, uncovered, 13 to 15 minutes, or until sole is cooked and crab stuffing is hot. Set 2 sole fillets on each of 2 plates, spoon the pan juices over top, sprinkle with remaining chopped tarragon (or dill or parsley), and serve.

 

Note: Cans of crabmeat are sold in canned seafood aisle. Cloverleaf brand 15% Leg Crabmeat was used when testing this recipe.

 

30 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
2
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 2 servings
1 (120 gram can) crabmeat (see Note)
Western Family - Wild Crab Meat - 50% Leg Meat
Western Family - Wild Crab Meat - 50% Leg Meat, 170 Gram
$7.99$4.70/100g
1/4 cup dried fine breadcrumbs
Abigails Kitchen - Original Bread Crumbs
Abigails Kitchen - Original Bread Crumbs, 400 Gram
$5.19$1.30/100g
2 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Shredded - Parmesan Light, Fresh
Shredded - Parmesan Light, Fresh, 160 Gram
$9.58 avg/ea$5.99/100g
1 large egg white
Western Family - Medium Eggs White
Western Family - Medium Eggs White, 12 Each
$4.25$0.35 each
1 small garlic clove, minced
Garlic - Bulb, Mesh
Garlic - Bulb, Mesh, 3 Each
$1.49$0.50 each
3 Tbsp melted butter (divided)
Western Family - Salted Creamery Butter
Western Family - Salted Creamery Butter, 454 Gram
$6.79$1.50/100g
1/4 tsp finely grated lemon zest
Lemons - Large
Lemons - Large, 1 Each
$1.19
1 tsp lemon juice
ReaLemon - Lemon Juice Squeezers
ReaLemon - Lemon Juice Squeezers, 125 Millilitre
$2.19$1.75/100ml
2 tsp finely chopped fresh tarragon, dill or parsley (divided)
Western Family - Fresh Tarragon
Western Family - Fresh Tarragon, 20 Gram
$2.99$14.95/100g
salt and ground white pepper, to taste
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram
$6.49$4.19/100g
4 small sole fillets, each about 2 1/2- to 3-ounces (70- to 85-grams)
Sole - Wild Fresh Fillets
Sole - Wild Fresh Fillets, 250 Gram
$6.23 avg/ea was $7.48 avg/ea$2.49/100g
2 Tbsp fish or chicken stock
Western Family - Chicken Broth
Western Family - Chicken Broth, 946 Millilitre
$2.69$0.28/100ml
1 Tbsp white wine
Western Family - White Wine Vinegar
Western Family - White Wine Vinegar, 500 Millilitre
$5.39$1.08/100ml
fresh tarragon, dill or parsley sprigs, and lemon slices, for garnish 4901
Parsley - Italian, Fresh
Parsley - Italian, Fresh, 1 Each
$2.49

Directions

  1. Set a fine sieve in a sink and drain the crabmeat into it. Firmly push on the crabmeat to remove the excess liquid in it. Put the crabmeat in a bowl and add the breadcrumbs, cheese, egg white, garlic, 1 Tbsp of the melted butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and 1 tsp of the chopped tarragon (or dill or parsley). Season this crab stuffing with salt and pepper, and then mix well to combine.

 

  1. Set out a 13- x 9-inch baking pan. Lay the sole fillets flat on a work surface. Measure a scant 1/4-cup of the crab stuffing, and then compact it in your hand, creating a 2-inch or so long, oblong ball of stuffing. Set that ball at the narrow end of one of the sole fillets. Repeat these steps with the remaining crab filling. Roll each sole fillet into a tight cylinder and set in the baking pan, seam-side down. (Fish can be readied to this point several hours before cooking. Cover and keep refrigerated until needed).

 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Combine remaining melted butter, stock and wine in a small bowl, and then pour over the fish. Season sole with salt and pepper. Bake, uncovered, 13 to 15 minutes, or until sole is cooked and crab stuffing is hot. Set 2 sole fillets on each of 2 plates, spoon the pan juices over top, sprinkle with remaining chopped tarragon (or dill or parsley), and serve.

 

Note: Cans of crabmeat are sold in canned seafood aisle. Cloverleaf brand 15% Leg Crabmeat was used when testing this recipe.