Pappadeauxs Alexander Sauce Recipe
Serves/Makes: 6
Ingredients:
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1/2 cup chopped sweet type or yellow onion
1 1/2 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup clam juice
2 cups whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 cup uncooked small shrimp
5 ounces white lump crabmeat
Dash of cayenne pepper (optional)
Directions:
Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook
until soft. Stir in the flour and cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Slowly pour in the clam juice and cream. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne.
Cook, stirring, about 3 minutes.
In another saucepan, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Add the shrimp and
cook about 2 minutes. Add the crabmeat and cook about 1 minute. Stir into cream
mixture.