Alexander Sauce
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1⁄2 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2 cup clam juice
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 cup uncooked small shrimp
- 5 ounces white lump crabmeat
- 1 dash cayenne pepper (optional)
directions
- Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook until soft. Stir in the flour and cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly pour in the clam juice and cream. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook, stirring, about 3 minutes.
- In another saucepan, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Add the shrimp and cook about 2 minutes. Add the crabmeat and cook about 1 minute. Stir into cream mixture.
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