Crab Cake Stuffed Shrimp
Ready in : 45 mins
Crab Cake Stuffed Shrimp requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This pescatarian recipe has 94 calories, 5g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. For 63 cents per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 24. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 6 would say it hit the spot. This recipe from Foodista requires garlic, ground pepper, bell pepper, and old bay seasoning. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 20%, which is not so tremendous.
Diets
Ingredients
butter
10 tablespoons
onion
1 cup
bell pepper
1 cup
bell pepper
1 cup
wine
0.5 cup
garlic
2 cloves
crab meat
8 ounce
round buttery crackers
30
panko bread crumbs
0.5 cup
ground pepper
0.5 teaspoon
old bay seasoning
1 teaspoon
salt
1 teaspoon
ground pepper
1 teaspoon
shrimp
24 large
optional: lemon
1
Cooking in Steps
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1Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
baking paper
baking sheet -
2Heat 5 tablespoons butter until melted.
butter
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3Add onion and saute until translucent.
onion
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4Add bell pepper, remaining 5 tablespoons butter, wine and garlic.
bell pepper
butter
garlic
wine
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5Cook until tender (about 4 minutes).
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6In a large bowl, add crab meat, onion mixture, cracker crumbs, panko, red pepper, Old Bay, salt and pepper.
salt and pepper
cracker crumbs
red pepper
crabmeat
onion
panko
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7Stir to combine.
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8Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to 24 hours.
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9Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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10Using a sharp knife and staring at the tail end, butterfly each shrimp.
shrimp
knife -
11Place each butterflied shrimp on prepared pan, pressing to flatten.
shrimp
frying pan -
12Form about 3 tablespoons crab mixture into an ball.
crab
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13Place on top of shrimp, pressing the shrimp tail over the crab.
shrimp
crab
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14Repeat with remaining shrimp and crab mixture.
shrimp
crab
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15Bake 10 to 15 minutes.
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16OPTIONAL: Squeeze fresh lemon juice over cooked appetizer.
lemon juice
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17Serve immediately.
