Hot Shrimp And Crab Dip

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 tablespoons butter, plus
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, stems trimmed and caps finely chopped
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 2 teaspoons mild paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• salt, to taste
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• cayenne pepper, a dash
• 1/2 lb fresh lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
• 1/2 lb shelled cooked shrimp, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves

Recipe

• 1 in a small skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat; add in mushrooms and stir until tender,.
• 2 about 5 minutes; remove pan from the heat.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, melt the remaining 7 tablespoons butter over medium heat; add in the flour and.
• 4 whisk constantly until the mixture is thickened and smooth.
• 5 add the paprika, pepper, and salt; whisk until well blended.
• 6 remove pan from the heat; add the sherry, worcestershire, and cayenne; stir well.
• 7 fold in the crabmeat, shrimp, mushrooms, mixing gently but well.
• 8 add the parsley , stir to blend; heat gently over low heat.
• 9 transfer the dip to a small chafing dish and serve hot with melba toast rounds.