Divine Crab And Shrimp Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons of butter.
• Saute diced onions and mushrooms in melted butter.
• Remove from heat and whisk in flour.
• Pour in 1/2 cup of heavy cream and whisk well, return to heat.
• Add cheese and stir until creamy.
• Remove from heat and pour in remaining cream.
• Stir in sherry, paprika, crabmeat, and shrimp.
• Spoon mixture into 6 large individual ramekins.
• In a food processor or blender, blend together croutons and parsley.
• Top each filled ramekin with crouton mixture.
• Drizzle melted butter over the top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until top is browned and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Mix on medium speed using a hand mixer until blended. Fold in the crab and shrimp. Transfer to a shallow 2-cup baking dish. Top with Parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
• To make the toasted bread slices, place bread slices on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil on both sides. Bake in oven for 8 minutes while dip is also baking. Serve crab and shrimp dip with toasted bread slices.

Steps:

• For the seafood: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shrimp, garlic and seafood seasoning and cook until the shrimp turn pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the skillet.
• Add the wine and lemon juice to the skillet, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Bring to a simmer and cook until the mixture is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the shrimp and crabmeat.
• Make the béchamel sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until combined. Gradually add the milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the Romano until melted. Set aside.
• Make the spinach-artichoke ricotta: Stir together the ricotta, spinach, artichoke hearts, mozzarella, breadcrumbs, lemon zest and egg until combined. Season with salt. Fold in 1 cup of the béchamel sauce.
• Assemble the lasagna: Spread about 1/2 cup of the béchamel sauce in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with 3 to 4 lasagna noodles and about 2/3 cup béchamel sauce. Top with half of the spinach-artichoke ricotta and half of the seafood. Repeat the layers once. Top with the remaining 3 to 4 lasagna noodles and béchamel sauce. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and Romano.
• Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil (coat with cooking spray before adding to the top to prevent the cheese from sticking). Bake, covered, until the lasagna is bubbly, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until the noodles are tender and the top is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Fold in crab and shrimp. Shape into 12 patties; coat with panko bread crumbs., In a large skillet over medium heat, cook crab cakes in oil in batches until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with crab cakes.

Steps:

• Mix softened cream cheese with mayonnaise and Miracle Whip. Add salt, pepper, garlic salt/garlic, horseradish and Worcestershire to taste.
• Add small amount of milk to make creamy smooth.
• Add shrimp and crab, stirring in carefully.
• Chill for several hours; bring to room temperature before serving on assorted crackers.
• A light sprinkling of fresh chopped parsley on top adds to the presentation.
• Cooking time is chilling time.