Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter (must be real butter, no margarine)
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1/3 cup celery, chopped fine
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1 cup white onion, chopped fine
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1/3 cup flour
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2 egg yolks
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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8 ounces crabmeat, cooked and flaked
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12 ounces shrimp, cooked, shelled, and deveined
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1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
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1/3 cup milk
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12 ounces cheddar cheese, grated (use real cheese, not the pre-shredded stuff)
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1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Melt butter in medium frying pan.
- Add onions and celery and saute until soft.
- Meahwhile, in a small bowl, lightly beat egg yolks with salt and red pepper flakes and set aside.
- Add flour to pan, and mix well.
- Immediately add evaporated milk gradually, stirring constantly to thin flour mixture.
- Add regular milk, stirring constantly, until completely incorporated.
- Add egg yolk mixture, mix well, and cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Remove from heat; add the crab and shrimp and mix well.
- Add 8 oz. of the cheese and mix well.
- Pour mixture into a well-greased 3-quart casserole dish.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese over the top.
- Bake uncovered at 375F for 15 minutes, until cheese melts.