Pompano Pontchartrain
- 6 (8-ounce) pompano fillets, skin on
- Salt and white pepper
- 1 to 2 tablespoons oil, plus 1 to 2 tablespoons more, if needed
- 1 1/2 pounds jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over
- 10 ounces (2 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
- 1 ounce parsley leaves, chopped
- Parsley sprigs, for garnish
- 3 lemons, halved
- Season the fish with salt and white pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat.
- Add fish, skin side up, and cook for about 3 minutes or until browned.
- (You may have to cook fish in 2 batches, add more oil as necessary.)
- Flip fish and cook for an additional 3 minutes or until cooked through.
- Keep warm.
- While the fish is cooking, heat the crabmeat and melted butter in another large skillet over medium heat.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook just until crabmeat is hot.
- To serve, place a pompano fillet in the center of each plate, and top with 3 ounces of crabmeat.
- Garnish with chopped parsley, parsley sprigs, and a lemon half.
pompano, salt, oil, jumbo lump crabmeat, butter, parsley, parsley sprigs, lemons
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pompano-pontchartrain-recipe.html (may not work)