Use this recipe to stuff shrimp, sole, or flounder fillets ( in pairs), a whole 3- 4 pound fish ( such as stripped bass or red snapper) clams and lobster tails.

Ingredients that you will need

• 6 tablespoons butter (2/3 a stick)
• ½ medium onion
• 8 ounces mushroom, wiped
• 1 large clove of garlic
• 1 small bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon dried tarragon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 8 double or 16 single saltine crackers, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 3 tablespoons fresh grated parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions for Stuffing with mushrooms and herbs fish recipe

Set a large heavy saucepan over medium heat and melt the butter in it. Meanwhile, in a food processor, a blender, or by hand, mince the onion and mushrooms. Mince the garlic into he hot butter, stir in the onion and mushroom mixture and add the bay leaf, crumbled, the thyme, tarragon, salt, and pepper. Reduce the heat to low. Stir and cook for about 7 minutes or until the moisture is drying out. Stir in the cream, simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, then stir in the saltines and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat.

Press lightly over whatever you are preparing and sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese if the dish is to go under a broiler.