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seafood enchiladas

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Meat And Seafood

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS

I spent 16+ years at Chi Chi's. This is the recipe you want. In the restaurant these are cooked right on the plate. (Remember... The plates are hot and then you touched them anyway. lol) You could cook them all together in a baking dish.

Ingredients

  • 6tablespoons butter
  • 1⁄2cup flour
  • 1⁄2teaspoon white pepper
  • 2tablespoons lobster base
  • 3 1⁄2cups 2% low-fat milk
  • 1cup white wine or 1 cup cooking sherry
  • 8ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
  • 1(4 ounce) can baby shrimp
  • 2(8 ounce) packages imitation crabmeat, flake style
  • 10(6 inch) flour tortillas, old mission restaurant style
  • paprika

Direction

FOR THE SAUCE: 
  1. Melt butter in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Add flour.
  3. Cook and stir for 5 minutes(should have a nutty aroma).
  4. Add 1/2 tsp white pepper.
  5. Stir in 2 tbsps lobster base and cook for an additional minute.
  6. Add milk & wine.
  7. Add 2 oz. of the cheese.
  8. Continue to cook until thickened.
FOR THE CRAB MIX:
  1. Lightly chop the flaked imitation crab.
  2. Combine with shrimp in a medium size bowl.
  3. Add 1.5 cups of cold sauce.
  4. Mix well.
FOR THE ENCHILADAS:
  1. Lay out the tortillas on a flat surface.
  2. Place 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons of the crab mix across the center of each tortilla.
  3. Place flap of the tortilla over the crab mix and roll.
  4. Place flap side down onto a plate or in your baking dish.
  5. Ladle warm sauce over the enchiladas.
  6. Top with remaining monterey jack cheese.
  7. Put into a preheated 425 degree convection oven for 12-14 minutes. In a conventional oven you may want to microwave on high for a minute or 2 before placing in the oven.
  8. Watch and do not allow to burn (brown spots).
  9. Sprinkle with paprika.