Okay Hooks, it's time for another recipe. This one comes from my buddy Big Joe Ross. Sadly Big Joe has passed, but he was quite an amazing guy.
Big Joe Ross was actually on the USS Indianapolis. For those who don't know, the Indianapolis was the naval cruiser that delivered critical parts for the first atomic bomb used by the United States in its war against Japan during the War in the Pacific. As the Indianapolis was returning to port it was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy and sunk in 12 minutes. There were 1,196 crewmen aboard and approximately 300 went down with the ship. The other 900 men went overboard. These men were adrift on the ocean for 4 days with almost no food or water. Many were seriously injured and died within the first 24 hours. The others faced exposure to the sun, dehydration and shark attacks. Of these men only 316 survived. Big Joe Ross was one of those men.
Big Joe never went into great detail about what happened. He only stated he served on the Indianapolis and lost some close friends. He did however give me this great recipe for stuffed flounder!
2 lbs flounder fillets
1 lb lump crab meat (real please)
1 tsp of butter
1 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup heavy cream
1-2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
WARNING: DO NOT mess with the crab meat. You want it in large clumps!!!!!
In a skillet heat up your butter then add your onions and green peppers. Don't over cook the peppers. You want them crisp. Now put that to the side.
In a large bowl beat the cream until it is almost firm. Ease in the mayonnaise. Place the seasoning, peppers and onions, and the crab mesh into this mix. Stir GENTLY until the goo is well mixed.
Spoon out (heavy amounts please) the crab mix onto the fillets of flounder. Now, roll up the fillets and put wooden toothpicks to hold them together. Bake the fillets for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
To Big Joe and all our service men and women, we at Southern Hooks thank you!
- JD
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