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Delicious Seafood Crêpes Recipe: A Savory & Easy Dish

 
INGREDIENTS

Basic Crêpes (recipe) 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1/3 cup finely chopped shallots or sweet onion 2 tablespoons dry vermouth 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1‑1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons milk, divided 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional) 8 ounces (1-1/2 cups) cooked peeled and deveined shrimp, coarsely chopped 8 ounces (1-1/2 cups) lump crabmeat or imitation crabmeat 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives or green onion tops 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION:

  1. Prepare Basic Crêpes. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Melt butter over medium heat in medium saucepan. Add shallots; cook and stir 5 minutes or until shallots are tender. Add vermouth; cook 1 minute.
  3. Add flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Gradually stir in 1-1/2 cups milk and hot pepper sauce, if desired. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 1 minute or until mixture thickens.
  4. Remove from heat; stir in shrimp and crabmeat. Reserve 1/2 cup seafood mixture.
  5. To assemble crêpes, spoon about 1/4 cup seafood mixture down center of each crêpe. Roll up crêpes jelly-roll style. Place seam side down in well-greased 13X9-inch baking dish.
  6. Stir chives and remaining 2 tablespoons milk into reserved seafood mixture. Spoon seafood mixture down center of crêpes; sprinkle cheese evenly over top.
  7. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through. Serve immediately.
This recipe appears in: French