Spanish Crab Tarts

Deantini's Note:

Enterer for ZWT 5. Spanish tapas recipe. From the Canadian Food Network's 100 mile challenge (cook with ingredients from within 100 miles of your hometown)

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 24

• 24 wonton wrappers
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄3; cup onion , finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons red peppers , finely minced
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 cup button mushroom , minced
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons sherry wine , semi-sweet
• ¼ cup whipping cream
• 1 cup crabmeat , loose
• coarse salt & fresh ground pepper
• parsley and grated parmesan cheese (to garnish)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 °F
2. Brush a 12-cup mini-muffin tin with olive oil and brush wonton wrappers lightly with oil. Press into muffin cups and bake for 10 minutes, until golden.
3. In a sauté pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tbsp oil, onion and pepper. Sauté for 5 minutes until onion is tender.
4. Add garlic and mushrooms and sauté until mushrooms are soft and pan is dry.
5. Add tomato sauce, brandy and cream and cook 5 minutes to reduce.
6. Add crab to warm, and season to taste.
7. Spoon warm filling into baked shells and garnish with chopped parsley and grated cheese. Serve warm.