Ingredients
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1 pint heavy cream
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1 tablespoon fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
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1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon white pepper
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1 cup chopped parsley
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1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
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1/2 lb lump crabmeat (we use blue crab) or 1/2 lb white crab meat (we use blue crab)
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1 1/2 cups grated cheese (Jack, Swiss, and American work well)
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2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
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2 teaspoons ground black pepper
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1 cup chopped green onion
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground red pepper
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1/2 lb crayfish tail
Instructions
- Pour the cream into a large heavy skillet or saucepan and place over medium-high heat.
- The cream will rise before it begins to boil; just stir it to keep it from overflowing.
- Once it begins to simmer, add the herbs, salt, peppers, green onions, and parsley, and continue to let simmer until it becomes thick, 7-8 minutes.
- Stir in the shrimp and let cook 3-4 minutes, then add the crawfish.
- Mix well and let cook 2-3 minutes.
- Gently fold in the crab meat (you paid a premium price for it, so don’t destroy those precious lumps).
- Let cook 2-3 minutes more, then add the 1-1/2 cups cheese and stir gently until it has melted.
- Preheat the broiler.
- Pour the hot seafood mixture into a large ovenproof dish or individual ramekins.
- Sprinkle the top with the Parmesan cheese and glaze under the broiler.
- Serve immediately.
- *******Additional Notes:
- This dish should really be prepared fresh.
- It doesn’t take long to make, and your guests or family will enjoy watching you prepare it.
- You don’t have to use all three kinds of seafood, either.
- Try it with just one or two of them, increasing the amounts, or substitute other kinds of seafood that are readily available.