All Purpose Crab Stuffing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 large green onion, and green part minced and chopped
• 2 tablespoons roasted red peppers (or jarred minced pimentos)
• 1/2 lb crabmeat (i always use vacuum packed packaged and press it dry through a mesh strainer)
• 2/3 cup fresh breadcrumb (about 2 slices of bread processed in your food processor)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise (hellman's or best brand)
• 4 tablespoons fresh parsley (minced very finely)
• paprika, for lightly sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients in a bowl.
• 2 for stuffed shrimp -- butterfly them and put one tbsp of mixture on top and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. use the biggest shrimp you can find!
• 3 for mussels -- place one tbsp of mixture on top of mussels and bake at 350°f for 10-12 minutes. (i buy a two pound frozen bag of new zealand mussels on the half shell from fiesta market. just thaw -- top with some stuffing mixture and bake. delicious!).
• 4 makes enough for generously stuffing 20 large shrimp or 2 lbs of mussels on the half shell.
• 5 sometimes i will drizzle melted butter over each stuffed mussel or shrimp but do so very very lightly. i will melt butter in the micro and then using a 1/8 tsp measuring spoon pour on each shrimp/mussel. too much butter and it will become too rich.
• 6 lightly sprinkle paprika over all.
• 7 i love this.