Sherry Cream Crab Sauce

Name: Sherry Cream Crab Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Cajun,Southern,American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons flour; 2 green onions, with about 2 inches green, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup dry sherry; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, or Creole seasoning, or to taste; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 4 ounces lump crabmeat; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley; Salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

A rich and spicy creamy crab sauce is prepared with sherry, cream, and lump crabmeat.

⭐ 4.4 (38 reviews) Prep: 10 minCook: 10 minTotal: 20 minYields: 8 servings

Category Tags:

Sauce

Cuisine Tags:

Cajun Southern American

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Instructions

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, then stir in flour and onions and cook for 5 minutes.
Pour in sherry, then gradually add cream while stirring continuously.
Stir in Cajun seasoning and tomato paste, then simmer for about 5 minutes until the sauce slightly reduces and thickens.
Add crab and parsley and cook for 1 minute until the crab is heated through.
Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper as needed.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 254 kcal

Carbohydrate: 4 g

Cholesterol: 89 mg

Fiber: 0 g

Protein: 5 g

Saturated Fat: 16 g

Sodium: 395 mg

Sugar: 2 g

Fat: 25 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g