Seafood stuffed quail with cream sauce

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8eachesOf quails (2 per plate)
½cupCorn, frozen
¼cupCilantro, minced
½poundsCrabmeat
½poundsCrawfish
3packsPhiladelphia cream Cheese
½mediumRed onion, finely chopped
3eachesJalapenos, julienned
1teaspoonWorchestershire sauce
tablespoonSeafood seasoning (recipe attached) or
Tony Chachere's seasoning
teaspoonCreole mustard
1tablespoonFresh garlic, minced
2teaspoonsChili powder or ground cumin
Fresh parsley
12eachesButterfly shrimp for garnish (3 for every plate)
** Seafood Seasoning **
½cupSalt
1tablespoonGranulated garlic
1tablespoonGround black pepper
1tablespoonCayenne pepper
2teaspoonsGranulated onion
2tablespoonsPaprika
tablespoonThyme
tablespoonOregano
** Cream Sauce **
2eachesTomatoes, seedless and skinless
2tablespoonsCrystal hot sauce
1quartHeavy whipping cream
3eachesJalapeanos
mediumRed onions, diced fiely
Salt & Pepper to taste
Cornstarch
Water

Directions

YIELDS 4 SERVINGS

Filling: Saute corn, cilantro, garlic, red onions, and jalapeanos in butter. Let cool. Add all other ingredients and mix until incorporated. Stuff quail and bake at 350 for 6 minutes or light brown in color. Sauce: Add all ingredients in a saucepan and leat until a boil starts; add in a cornstarch and water solution. You must stir constantly until sauce thickens; remove from heat. Garnish: In a saucepan cook 3 butterfly shrimp for every quail in butter.

Sprinkle parsley over entire plate. by: John Baker Winner of the Slidell Sentry News Chef's Sentry Grand Prize.

Submitted By EARL CRAVENS On 11-17-94