CRUSTY CRAB & LOBSTER KOTAIFI CHEESECAKE

CRUSTY CRAB & LOBSTER KOTAIFI CHEESECAKE image

Yield 8-12

Number Of Ingredients 9

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1 cup + 1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 pound Kataifi shredded fillo dough
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
2-8 ounce pks. cream cheese, softened
4 ounces shredded Fontina cheese
3 eggs, beaten
½ pound crab meat, drained
½ pound lobster meat, drained and coarse chopped
1 tablespoon fresh Italian parsley, chopped

Steps:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat the bottom and sides of 10 inch springform pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter and the line bottom outside of pan with Aluminum foil. In a large bowl, coat strands of kataifi with the remaining melted butter and 1 teaspoon of the Old Bay seasoning. Press half of the kataifi in the bottom of springform pan. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, add eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the shredded fillo lined pan. Top with remaining shredded dough and press down. Bake 40 minutes, increase heat to 450 degrees and bake additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest in pan for 10 minutes. Remove sides and cut and serve warm with Pink horseradish sauce. Serves 8-12. Horseradish sauce 1 pint sour cream 2 tablespoons jarred beet horseradish 1 teaspoon paprika, hot smoked if available 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped In a small bowl, stir all sauce ingredients together until well incorporated. Chill.