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Seafood Enchiladas In White Sauce

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 45m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 6 (294 grams) tortillas (9 inch flour tortillas )
  • FOR SAUCE
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 cup shredded jack cheese
  • FOR FILLING
  • 1 pound shrimp (peeled,medium)
  • 1 can (6 ounce) crabmeat (drained but juice saved for sauce)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup onions,chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, smashed
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, minced
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped (medium tomatoes)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 cup shredded jack cheese
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 425 degrees

  • Step 2: For sauce: Heat butter in saucepan . Add flour. Add milk and pepper

  • Step 3: Add juice from crab. Cook on low until thickened

  • Step 4: Add sour cream take off heat

  • Step 5: Add cheese

  • Step 6: Stir sauce so cheese gets all though sauce

  • Step 7: Meanwhile filling: Heat butter

  • Step 8: Add onion and jalapeno and garlic. Cook until soft

  • Step 9: Add spices

  • Step 10: Add shrimp cook until very light pink. add crameat

  • Step 11: Heat flour tortillas in wet paper towels in microwave for 10 seconds

  • Step 12: In 9x13 casserole, put ladle of sauce in bottom of pan

  • Step 13: Put filling in middle of each tortilla then add layer of tomatoes

  • Step 14: Layer of cilantro, saving 2 tablespoons for top

  • Step 15: And layer of cheese

  • Step 16: Wrap in thirds and put the solid part sticking up in pan. Repeat

  • Step 17: Pour remaining sauce over top

  • Step 18: Add remaining cilantro

  • Step 19: Bake 30 minutes until hot and bubbly

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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