Creamy Seafood Newburg

Name: Creamy Seafood Newburg
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 91 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound shrimp, or more; 8 ounces crabmeat, scallops, or lobster meat, thawed, drained, and diced; 2 tablespoons dry sherry; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg; 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups half-and-half, warmed; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 1 large egg yolk; 1/2 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese; Ground paprika, optional; Chopped fresh parsley, optional

A rich seafood Newburg combines shrimp with your choice of lobster, crab, or scallops.

⭐ 4.3 (64 reviews) Prep: 15 minCook: 16 minTotal: 91 minYields: 4 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Entree

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

Shell and devein shrimp; rinse thoroughly.
Chop large shrimp coarsely, then combine with lobster, scallops, or crabmeat, sherry, lemon juice, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
Refrigerate the seafood mixture for 45 to 60 minutes.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
Stir in flour and cook for 3 minutes.
Gradually whisk in half-and-half and salt, cooking until the mixture bubbles and thickens.
In a separate bowl, whisk heavy cream with egg yolk.
Gradually whisk the cream mixture into the thickened sauce.
Stir in cheese until melted.
Add the marinated seafood to the sauce and cook for 10 minutes, or until thoroughly cooked.
Serve over toast, puff pastry, rice, noodles, or biscuits.
Garnish with paprika or fresh parsley, if desired.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 516 kcal

Carbohydrate: 11 g

Cholesterol: 463 mg

Fiber: 0 g

Protein: 43 g

Saturated Fat: 18 g

Sodium: 1991 mg

Sugar: 1 g

Fat: 32 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g