SHRIMP & CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN

SHRIMP & CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN image

Yield 10 4 ½ X 1 ¼ dispos

Number Of Ingredients 10

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1 stick butter ¾ cups Self-rising flour
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
½ cup Velveeta cheese 6 cups milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons corn starch
1 teaspoon Tony Chacheres original 1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning 1 pound finely shredded sharp cheddar
1 cup or ½ pound cooked crab, claw meat
2 ½ cups cook shrimp cut in to ½ inch pieces or popcorn shrimp
½ cup Parmesan cheese for placing in pan before cooking
10: 4 ½ X 1 ¼ disposable tart pans ( pot pie pans)

Steps:

Melt butter in a stock pot add flour just heat do not brown cook 3-5 min. Add milk must be stirred constantly; add both cheeses and the 2 tablespoons Of Parmesan cheese as it begins to thicken add the Tony's, Tabasco, Old Bay and lemon juice. Keep stirring, mix the cornstarch with a ¼ cup cold-water mix well and add to mixture stirring constantly. When mixture thickens between 15-20 minutes remove from heat stir in the crab and shrimp. You are now ready to place the mixture into the tart pans. Place a small amount of the remaining parmesan cheese in the bottom of the tart pans fill the pan with mixture leaving ¼ inch at top and cover the mixture with shredded cheddar cheese, place the pans on a cookie sheet bake at 400* for 16-18 min or till the cheese starts to brown. This is a very tasty main course Yields: 10 servin Submitted by JohnTant