Baked Stuffed Shrimp With Crabmeat Stuffing

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh lump crabmeat, shells removed (or 2 cans of canned crabmeat if fresh isn't available)
• 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning or 2 teaspoons old bay seasoning (or to taste) (optional)
• 4 tablespoons butter, plus
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1/4 cup celery, minced
• 1/4 cup green bell pepper, minced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• 1 cup buttery cracker, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 lbs u- 12 shrimp or 2 lbs jumbo shrimp, shelled,deveined,and butterflied

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 line your baking dish with foil, and butter or spray with non stick cooking spray.
• 3 place the crabmeat in a large bowl and season with the cajun seasoning, old bay or salt and pepper, (your choice).
• 4 cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• 5 in your fry pan, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat.
• 6 add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.
• 7 add the parsley and the garlic, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• 8 remove from heat and let cool.
• 9 add the cooled vegetables to the crabmeat and toss to combine.
• 10 add the mayonnaise, egg, lemon juice, worcestershire and hot sauce and stir gently.
• 11 add 1 cup of cracker crumbs, salt and pepper to taste, and stir gently, being careful not to break up the crabmeat.
• 12 spoon the crabmeat stuffing evenly into each shrimp (about 2 tbsp), and place, stuffed sides up, in your baking dish.
• 13 drizzle with the remaining melted butter.
• 14 bake until golden, about 20 minutes.