Shrimp Alexander

Ingredients

• Butter

  Unsalted

  6 tbsp or 85g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 cup, chopped or 160g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  1 ½ tbsp or 11g

• Cream

  Heavy, Sweetened, Extra Creamy - Kroger

  16 oz or 454g

• Shrimp

  Crustaceans, mixed species, raw

  16 medium or 96g

• Wild Caught Chopped Clams in Clam Juice

  Snow's

  ½ cup or 129g

• Crab Meat

  Great Value

  5 oz or 142g

Directions

1. Melt half the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the butter and onion with the flour and quickly stir it to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. While stirring, slowly add the clam juice and whipping cream. Mix well. Add the salt, white pepper, and cayenne if using. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes or until the sauce has thickened. Reduce the heat to low. In a skillet, melt the remaining butter over medium heat. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the crab meat and cook for 1-2 minutes or until the shrimp is cooked. Add the shrimp, crab, and butter to the cream sauce. Mix well. Serve the Alexander sauce immediately.
2. Source: www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/11/Pappadeauxs_Alexander_Sauce47423.shtml