Joe's Crab Shack Seafood Stuffing

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 bunch celery, trimmed and diced
• 3 large onions, diced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 pound pollock fillets
• 1/2 pound salad shrimp, chopped
• 1 ounce shrimp base
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 cups croutons
• 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 pound crab claw meat

Instructions

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

Notes

Joe's Crab Shack uses this stuffing to make their Crab Balls (roll stuffing into 1 inch 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 tablespoon stuffing into each shrimp cut, brush with melted butter, and bake in 375 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until browned), and their Crab Stuffed Shrimp Embrochette.