Subj : 5/18 Nat'l Shrimp Day - 1
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu May 09 2024 06:23 pm

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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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