*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Cold Crabmeat Nacho

Recipe By     : Frank Davis Seafood Notebook
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Seafood

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  24       oz           Cream cheese
   2       tb           Mayonnaise -- the real thing
   1       ds           Tabasco
     1/4   c            Green onions -- minced
     1/4   c            Celery -- coarsely chopped
           ds           Paprika
                        Salt and pepper -- to taste
  16       oz           Can black olives -- finely
                        -chopped
     1/2   lb           Crabmeat -- flaked
   1                    Nacho cheese flavor doritos

  The best way to prepare this recipe in a food processor, because it
  chops the ingredients finely enough and blends them together for
  you. But if a food processor is not handy, you can use a blender
  and a chef's knife. It will still come out great, no matter how you
  do it!

  First, mix the cream cheese to a pasty consistency. It has to be
  soft and pliable. Then, in a large mixing bowl, whip together the
  cheese and the mayonnaise until the mixture is smooth. Toss in the
  Tabasco at this point and blend it in, too. Next, add the minced
  onions, the celery, the seasonings, the finely chopped black
  olives, and the crabmeat. Just put them all together -- it's not
  necessary to add them one at a time. But is *is* necessary to blend
  them all *gently*. If you get rough, you'll smash the ingredients
  and you'll lose the crispness.

  When you're ready to serve, lay out the *whole* bag of Doritos on a
  pizza pan and stuff each one, heaping on the crabmeat mixture and
  sprinkling the tops with paprika. To increase the flavor, put the
  stuffed chips in the refrigerator for an hour or two.

  Author's note: While crabmeat is used in the original dish, you can
  also substitute chopped shrimp or crawfish for the crabmeat, and
  the basic mix is also excellent for stuffing avocados, tomatoes,
  celery stalks, and just about anyting your taste dictates.

  Note from me: I don't care for Nacho Cheese Flavor Doritos but
  instead these are great with the unsalted style chips you get with
  salsa at Mexican restaurants.
 

                   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -