SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS WITH IMITATION CRAB RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat a medium sized saute pan over medium high heat. Drizzle the olive oil into the pan and add garlic and shrimp.
• Saute for 2 minutes then add crab, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Saute for 3 more minutes and remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup of pepper jack cheese and set aside.
• In a medium size saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Once butter is melted, add the flour. Cook for one minute stirring constantly until mixture is combined.
• Add the milk, sour cream, jalapeno, garlic and salt. Whisk the mixture together and heat for 2-3 minutes until it starts to thicken. Remove from heat.
• Add 1/4 cup sauce to the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish and spread to cover the bottom.
• Place shrimp and crab mixture across each tortilla and roll up. Place seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat until finished.
• Pour remaining sauce over the top of the enchiladas, spread to cover if needed, then sprinkle 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese over the top.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.
• Serve with green onions sprinkled on top.

Steps:

• FOR THE SAUCE: Melt butter in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat.
• Add flour.
• Cook and stir for 5 minutes(should have a nutty aroma).
• Add 1/2 tsp white pepper.
• Stir in 2 tbsps lobster base and cook for an additional minute.
• Add milk & wine.
• Add 2 oz. of the cheese.
• Continue to cook until thickened.
• FOR THE CRAB MIX: Lightly chop the flaked imitation crab.
• Combine with shrimp in a medium size bowl.
• Add 1.5 cups of cold sauce.
• Mix well.
• FOR THE ENCHILADAS: Lay out the tortillas on a flat surface.
• Place 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons of the crab mix across the center of each tortilla.
• Place flap of the tortilla over the crab mix and roll.
• Place flap side down onto a plate or in your baking dish.
• Ladle warm sauce over the enchiladas.
• Top with remaining monterey jack cheese.
• Put into a preheated 425 degree convection oven for 12-14 minutes. In a conventional oven you may want to microwave on high for a minute or 2 before placing in the oven.
• Watch and do not allow to burn (brown spots).
• Sprinkle with paprika.