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Seafood Stuffing like Joe's Crab Shack's®

Serves : 6
Prep. Time : 0:25

1/4 cup margarine
1/2 bunch celery - trimmed, diced
3 lrg. onions - diced
1 1/2 Tbls. minced garlic
1/2 Lb. pollock fillets
1/2 Lb. salad shrimp - chopped
1 oz. shrimp base
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. white pepper
2 cups unseasoned croutons
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 Lb. crab claw meat

-Saute celery, onion, and garlic in margarine for until translucent.
-Add pollock and cook for 5-7 minutes.
-Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes.
-Drain most (but not all) of liquid from pan.
-Stir in shrimp base and peppers.
-Fold in croutons and breadcrumbs.
-Fold in crab meat.

NOTES : Joe's Crab Shack® uses this stuffing to make their Crab Balls (roll stuffing into 1" balls, roll in flour, and deep-fry until brown), their Crab Stuffed Shrimp (peel and devein uncooked shrimp, slice down middle the opposite site you deveined, lay shrimp cut side up in a small oven-proof dish, press 1 Tbls. stuffing into each shrimp cut, brush with melted butter, and bake in 375 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until browned), their Stuffed Shrimp Embrochette (see recipe), and their Stuffed Mushrooms (see recipe).