Pan Roasted Snapper With Crab - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    42 ounces red snapper fillets, skin on
    3 teaspoons seafood seasoning (store-bought, your own recipe or Seafood Seasoning Mix)
    1 cup flour
    1/2 cup clarified butter
    1 cup fish stock or 1 cup clam juice
    1 1/2 cups crabmeat, picked over for shells (16 ounces)
    Roasted Garlic and Sun-dried Tomato Butter
    1 cup butter, room temperature
    1/4 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, minced
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon fresh basil, minced
    1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    2 tablespoons garlic, roasted
Preparation
    To make the butter: whirl all ingredients in blender or food processor until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
    Preheat oven to 450F; spray two large saute pans with cooking spray and place in oven to heat.
    Warm serving plates.
    Season fish with 1/2 teaspoon seasoning and dust the skin side with flour.
    Add 1/4 cup clarified butter to each saute pan.
    Place fish in hot butter, skin-side down and cook for a minute.
    Bake in oven for about eight minutes or until flesh flakes easily.
    Place a fillet on each serving plate; discard butter and return pans to high heat.
    Add 1/2 cup stock or clam juice to each pan and bring to a boil.
    Add half the tomato butter to each pan and heat until butter is nearly melted.
    Add 3/4 cup of crab meat to each pan and cook until heated through.
    To serve: Divide the crab meat and sauce evenly over the top of each piece of fish.
    Serve immediately.

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