Crab in Shrimp Sauce Recipes

Ingredients :

1/4 lb fresh raw shrimp

1 cup boiling water

small bunch celery leaves

2 sprigs parsley

3 peppercorns

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp finely chopped onion

2 tbsp flour

3/4 cup light cream

3/4 cup shrimp cooking liquid

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

pinch tarragon

1 tsp lemon juice

1 1/2 cups cooked crab

1 tbsp chopped parsley

1 tbsp butter

hot cooked rice

chopped parsley

Put washed shrimp in small saucepan. Add boiling water, celery leaves, parsley sprigs and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, turn down heat, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool shrimp in liquid. Drain, saving liquid. Shell, clean and chop shrimp finely. Strain shrimp liquid and measure out the 3/4 cup (180ml) needed for next step.

Melt 2 tbsp butter in saucepan. Add onion and cook gently 3 minutes, stirring. Sprinkle in flour and blend well. Remove from heat and add cream and shrimp cooking liquid all at once. Return to moderate heat and cook until boiling, thickened and smooth, stirring constantly. Turn heat to low and stir in salt, pepper, tarragon and lemon juice. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring often. Stir in chopped shrimp, crab, 1 tbsp parsley and 1 tbsp butter. Heat well. Serve over hot rice, sprinkled with more chopped parsley.

Serves 3-4

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