Crab Stuffed Shrimp

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• Stuffing:
• ¼ pound Butter
• ¼ pound Diced Onion
• ¼ pound Diced Celery
• 1 ½ tsp. Chopped Garlic
• 2 Tbs. Sliced Green Onions
• ¼ tsp. Salt
• 1/8 tsp. Black Pepper
• 1/8 tsp. White Pepper
• 1 cup Bread Crumbs
• ¼ pound Lump Crab Meat

Preparation

Step 1

Place sauté pan over medium heat. Place butter in the pan and allow to melt.

Place onions, celery, garlic, green onions, and seasonings in pan and cook for 6-8 minutes.

Place mixture into a blender and blend for 20 seconds. Caution: Mixture will be HOT.

Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl adding bread crumbs and drained crab meat. Fold in with

a spatula until blended.

Lemon Pepper Butter:

½ cup Water

2 Tbs. Flour

1 ½ Tbs. Lemon Juice

½ pound Butter

1 tsp. Lemon Pepper Spice

Combine water, lemon juice, flour and seasonings in a sauce pan.

Over high flame, whisk until mixture thickens. Remove from heat.

3. Slowly add softened butter in small amounts until all is blended.

Cooking Shrimp:

Butterfly shrimp.

Place flour in a container and toss shrimp until completely coated.

Deep fry shrimp at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 minutes.

Place 1 Tbs. of hot stuffing onto each cooked shrimp.

Drizzle 1 Tbs. of Lemon Pepper Butter over each shrimp.