• 3/9 Nat'l Crabmeat Day 3

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Monday, March 07, 2022 15:26:02
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    Title: Shrimp & Crab Alfredo Soup
    Categories: Soups, Seafood, Pasta, Poultry, Dairy
    Yield: 12 Servings

    1 lb Al dente cooked pasta;
    - shells, orichette, spiral,
    - etc -- Dealer's choice
    2 c Salted cooking water;
    - reserved for soup

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    16 oz Cream cheese; in cubes
    1 1/2 c Parmesan cheese; grated
    1 c Half & Half or heavy cream
    1 c Butter
    Salt & white pepper

    MMMMM----------------------------SOUP---------------------------------
    1 lb Small or salad shrimp; pre-
    - cooked, peeled, deveined,
    - tails off
    12 oz (2 cans) crab meat; drained
    1 md (to lg) onion; minced
    42 oz (3 cans) chicken broth
    1 c Sherry wine
    2 c Clam broth
    2 c Reserved pasta water from
    - above
    1 1/2 c Half & Half or heavy cream
    3/4 ts Garlic granules
    Salt & white pepper
    Chopped garlic chive tops;
    - garnish

    In a large enough saucepan over low heat stir together the
    Alfredo sauce ingredients until smooth and creamy.

    Chop shrimp and shred crab in bite-sized pieces and add to
    water, clam juice, wine and chicken broth.

    Simmer until warm and add garlic, salt and pepper. Stir in
    pasta and Alfredo sauce.

    Reduce heat to warm; add half-and-half to desired soup
    consistency. Sprinkle each bowl with some chopped garlic
    chives or spring onion greens.

    NOTE: This was easy to make from stuff I had on hand. It
    was a lot harder to formalise it into a recipe.

    From: The fertile brain of Dave Drum

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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    ... Fish didn't have fingers in those days.
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    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)