Capt'n Jack's Seafood Cream Sauce
Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 4-8
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 onions, chopped
- 1 bunch green onion, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup celery, minced
- garlic, to taste
- 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled (or crawfish or lump crabmeat)
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1 quart whole milk
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄3 cup dry white wine (optional)
- 3⁄4 cup parsley, minced
- salt, to taste
- white pepper, to taste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
- 1 bay leaf (2 ok too)
- 1 cup mushroom, chopped (optional)
Directions
- In a saucepan melt butter and add onions, green onions, celery and garlic.
- Add shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink.
- Add flour and stir in completely.
- Add about half the whole milk and half the cream. Let simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring often. Add more milk and cream to desired thickness.
- Add Worcestershire, wine (if using), parsley, salt and white pepper to taste, cayenne if using, bay leaves, and chopped mushrooms if using.
- Let seasonings marry, over low heat, about 5 minutes. Stir well.
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