Crab-Stuffed Shrimp recipe

Crab-Stuffed Shrimp ingredients list:

4 oz of fresh mushrooms, finely chopped.
2 tablespoons of butter.
1 lb of crab meat, flaked.
½ cup of dry sherry.
1 hard-cooked egg, chopped.
3 scallions, finely chopped.
2 tablespoons of fresh parsley, minced.
½ teaspoon of oregano.
Salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste.
1 cup of fresh breadcrumbs.
1 ½ cups (approx.) of whipping cream.
20 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, butterflied.
6 tablespoons of melted butter.
½ cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Instructions for Crab-Stuffed Shrimp:

In a skillet, sauté the mushrooms in the 2 tablespoons of butter until the liquid evaporates.

Stir in the crab meat.

Add the sherry, egg, scallions, parsley, oregano, salt, black pepper and breadcrumbs.

Steam, covered, for 2 minutes.

Remove from heat.

Stir in just enough whipping cream to bind the mixture.

Stuff each shrimp with a portion of the crab meat mixture.

Arrange the shrimp stuffed side up in a baking dish.

Drizzle with the 6 tablespoons of butter, then sprinkle with the grated Parmesan cheese.

Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 15 minutes.

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