Capt'n Jack's Seafood Cream Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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 wine (optional)
• 3/4 cup parsley, minced
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
• 1 bay leaf (2 ok too)
• 1 cup mushroom, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan melt butter and add onions, green onions, celery and garlic.
• 2 add shrimp and cook until shrimp turn pink.
• 3 add flour and stir in completely.
• 4 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.
• 5 add worcestershire, wine (if using), parsley, salt and pepper to taste, cayenne if using, bay leaves, and chopped mushrooms if using.
• 6 let seasonings marry, over low heat, about 5 minutes. stir well.