Friday, September 17, 2021

Seafood Enchiladas

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 lb cooked and chopped shrimp
  • 1 lb cooked crab meat
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1 8 oz. can spicy enchilada sauce
  • 4 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 package fajita-sized flour tortillas

Directions

Sauce

  1. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan.
  2. Mix in the flour gradually until a paste-like consistency is achieved.
  3. Add the half and half then whisk until thickened.
  4. Add the enchilada sauce.

Seafood Mixture

  1. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a frying pan on medium heat.
  2. Add the onion, pepper, and garlic.
  3. Cook for 7 minutes.
  4. Stir in shrimp and crab meat and remove from heat.
  5. Stir in 3/4 cup of the sauce and 1/2 cup of cheese.

Enchiladas

  1. Fill the tortillas with the seafood mixture, roll them up, and lay them in a greased casserole dish.
  2. pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas and top with cheese.
  3. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Source — Gunner St. John 
Prepared by Gunner St. John
Louisiana Anthology
September 17, 2021

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