Subj : 3/9 Nat Crabmeat Day - 1
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Mar 08 2023 04:44:00

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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

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      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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