Crabmeat Sauce

Crabmeat Sauce

This sauce will enhance the flavor of fish or seafood. Many times it is the sauce that makes the dish and this sauce is simple to make!

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Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons butter

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup finely chopped red pepper

1 teaspoon chopped garlic

1 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 cup whipping cream

8 ounces fresh or frozen crab

Salt and Freshly ground pepper

2 Tablespoons chopped parsley

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Directions: Melt butter over medium heat: add onion, celery, and red pepper and saute for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in chopped garlic and paprika and cook one minute. Stir in hot pepper sauce, mustard and whipping cream and cook for 1 minute. Reduce heat to low and add 8 ounces of crab. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper, stir in parsley. Serves 4