Grilled Fish with Seafood Fettucine
Recipe By : "Tell Me More" from the Jr League of Lafayette,
LA
Fettucine Sauce:
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 5 ounces evaporated milk
- 1 pound shrimp
- OR crabmeat
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 8 oz fettuccine or linguini
Fish:
- 1 pound fish fillets -- fresh
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons garlic -- minced
Fettuccine Sauce:
Melt butter in a skillet over medium low heat. Add the milk and
flour.
With a metal whisk stir constantly until smooth and creamy. Reduce
heat
and simmer until sauce thickens, whisking constantly. Add seafood
and
seasoning and cook for 10 minutes over low heat. If margarine
starts to
separate from the sauce, add about 1 tablespoon additional milk
and
continue whisking.
Boil dry noodles according to package directions
and
drain. Return to pot and add 2 tablespoons butter.
Fish:
Season fish with salt, lemon pepper and Creole seasoning. In small
bowl
melt margarine in microwave and add garlic to make basting sauce.
Spray
wire fish basket with no stick cooking spray (or spray the grill
directly
if not using basket). Place fish on grill and baste with garlic
butter
sauce. Cook 5 minutes (for medium thickness fillets) and turn.
Baste and
cook for 5 more minutes.
Serve buttered fettuccine on each plate.
Top
with seafood sauce. Serve fish immediately from the grill.