Christmas Crab Quesadillas

* Exported from MasterCook *

CHRISTMAS CRAB QUESADILLAS

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood Appetizers
Mexican

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 lb Butter or margarine,
Divided
1 Whole shallot (or 2 or 3
Green onion), finely
Minced
1 t Chopped fresh chives
1/2 lb Lump crab meat, picked over
To remove shells
2 tb Sour cream
1 t Chopped fresh dill
Salt, to taste
Hot pepper flakes, to taste
6 10-inch flour tortillas at
Room temperature
3/4 c Grated Monteray Jack cheese
-----GARNISHES-----
1/2 c (each) finely chopped red
And green bell peppers
Radicchio leaves, 3 per
Plate
Salsa
Quacamole
Sour cream

Preheat the oven to 375F.

Reserve 2 tablespoons of the butter. Place the
remaining butter in a sauce pan and melt over low
heat. Add the shallots and chives. Saute until
translucent. Remove from the heat and add the crab,
sour cream, dill, salt and hot pepper flakes. Mix
well.

Spread the crab mixture on one half of each
tortilla. Top with a sprinkling of the grated chese.
Fold the tortillas in half and place them on a baking
sheet. Brush the tops of the tortillas with the
reserved butter.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes or
until the tops are golden brown. Let rest for 5
minutes before cutting into quarters.

Place 3 small radicchio leaves on each plate. Fill
one with sour cream, one with quacamole, and one with
salsa. Place three triangles of quesadilla on each
plate. Sprinkle with a confetti of chopped green and
red bell peppers.

Serves 8.

[The Baltimore Sun; Dec 11, 1991] Posted by Fred
Peters.



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