Grouper Fromage Ala Paula Deen

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4-5
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (recommend texas pete)
• 4 (8 ounce) grouper fillets
• 1 lemon, halved
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into 8 slices
• 1 cup salt
• 1/4 cup black pepper
• 1/4 cup garlic powder

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• in a small skillet, add 1 tablespoon butter or oil over medium heat.
• add onion and cook until softened, about 10 minutes.
• transfer to a large bowl and cool slightly.
• to the bowl, add the cheese, mayonnaise, hot pepper sauce and 1/2 teaspoon house seasoning.
• mix well and set aside.
• grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish.
• sprinkle the fish with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon house seasoning.
• place the fish in the baking dish and squeeze the juice of the lemon over it and sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
• top fish with slices of butter.
• bake for about 10 to 15 minutes or until fish is almost done; the time will depend on the thickness of your fish.
• remove the dish from the oven and cover each fillet with 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture.
• return to the oven and bake until cheese melts, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• house seasoning:.
• mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
• yield: 1 1/2 cups.