Crab Chowder Recipe Paula Deen Recipe For Shrimp Recipe For Stuffed

SHRIMP AND CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• start a seafood stock with any fish pieces, or scrap, shrimp shells or fish bones you may have on hand. ( you may use clam juice instead)
• add the butter to a 4 quart sauce pan with all of the rough cut vegetables and allow to cook until they begin to soften.
• Add the flour to the vegetables and mix well, to make a roux, allow this to cook for at least 5 minutes to get rid of the raw flour taste.
• add the heated stock to the roux mixture and blend well.
• add in the heavy cream and season.
• allow chowder to simmer for 20-30 minutes.
• add the chopped shrimp pieces and allow to cook in the chowder for 3-5 minutes
• Before serving add in your crab meat.

CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, thyme, salt, and pepper in hot butter until onion and celery start to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir potatoes, milk, broth, cream, and clam juice into onion mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until potatoes are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Pour broth mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return pureed soup to pot and stir in crabmeat. Cook until soup is hot and crab is heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

LADY AND SONS CRAB-STUFFED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook green onions, green pepper and garlic powder until peppers are limp. Place in mixing bowl and add 4 1/2 teaspoons cream, mustard and cayenne pepper to sauteed vegetables, mix well.
• Add cracker crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, parsley and lemon juice; mix well. Gently fold in crabmeat. Form into small patties sized to stuff into shrimp; set aside.
• Split shrimp down the bottom center to tail, being careful not to cut through. Stuff each shrimp with crabmeat mixture. Wrap shrimp in bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a baking pan and cook at 350 °F until bacon is crisp and shrimp are pink, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• To serve, arrange 6 shrimp on each plate on a bed of rice, if desired, or serve as an appetizer. Drizzle with Basil Cream Sauce.
• Basil Cream Sauce:
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, add 1 teaspoon garlic and onion and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add white wine and reduce by half. Add 1/2 quart heavy cream and chicken base and reduce by half again. Add pesto and roux, bring to a simmer and heat until slightly thickened, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pesto:
• In a food processor, blend basil leaves, walnuts, 1 cup olive oil, 1 teaspoon garlic and Parmesan cheese until a coarse paste is formed. Place in an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Yield: about 1 1/2 cups
• Roux:
• Melt 1 stick of butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Slowly add flour and stir until lightly browned. Leftover roux can be stored, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for several weeks.
• Yield: about 1 1/4 cups

PAULA DEEN: CORRIE'S CREAMY CORN AND SHRIMP CHOWDER

Steps:

• Put the corn cobs into a large pot with just enough water to cover (break the cobs in half if they don't fit).
• Boil gently for 20 minutes. Discard the cobs and reserve the corn-infused water.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the corn kernels, chicken broth, cream, and 3 cups of the corn water.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat and let simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Add the shrimp and simmer until just opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Ladle the chowder into soup bowls and garnish with green onions.
• Serve hot.

THE BEST SHRIMP AND BLUE CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, and garlic until tender, about 8 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in broth. Add potatoes, clam juice, wine, seafood seasoning, and hot sauce. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer, stirring chowder occasionally, until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Mix shrimp bisque with an equal amount of half-and-half and pour into the chowder. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in shrimp and crabmeat. Simmer until shrimp just turns pink, about 5 minutes.

THE LADY AND SON'S CRAB-STUFFED SHRIMP (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• FOR THE SHRIMP:.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the green onions, green pepper, and garlic powder until the pepper is limp. Place in a mixing bowl and add the cream, mustard, and cayenne pepper. Mix well.
• Add the cracker crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, parsley, and lemon juice. Mix well. Gently fold in the crabmeat.
• Split the shrimp down the bottom center to the tail, being careful not to cut through the back. Stuff each shrimp with a small mound of the crabmeat mixture. Wrap the shrimp in bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place the shrimp on a baking sheet and cook in the top third of the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the bacon is cooked through. Turn the oven to broil and broil for 4 minutes to crisp the bacon.
• WHILE THE SHRIMP COOKS: BASIL CREAM SAUCE.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until light brown, about 3 minutes. Add the wine and reduce the sauce by half. Add the cream and bouillon and reduce by half again. Add the pesto, bring to a simmer, and heat until slightly thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
• To serve, arrange 4 shrimp on a plate and drizzle with Basil Sauce.

SHERYL'S CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon, and reserve the grease. Allow the bacon to cool, then crumble, and set aside with the grease.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of clarified butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, green pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 10 minutes. Pour in the white wine and brandy, and bring to a simmer. Season with the basil, white pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme, and Worcestershire sauce. Add the corn and potatoes, then pour in the chicken stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes.
• While the soup is simmering, melt 1/2 cup of butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the flour, and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour has turned the color of peanut butter to make a roux, about 10 minutes.
• Stir the roux into the soup, and pour in the heavy cream, half-and-half cream, reserved bacon and grease, and shrimp. Return to a simmer over medium-high heat, and cook until the shrimp are no longer translucent in the center, the potatoes are tender, and the soup has thickened, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with Creole seasoning, and stir in the crab meat to serve.