Michele's Crab and Shrimp Imperial

This is crab imperial with a shrimp paste added. It makes the texture of the dish, more like a spongy crabcake. Every time I make it, people just love it.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 303 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon dried tarragon
• 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
• 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
• 2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained
• 1 serving cooking spray (Optional)
• 3 dashes hot pepper sauce
• 2 pounds peeled and deveined extra large shrimp
• 2 extra large eggs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat an 8x8 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 2

Place shrimp in the work bowl of a food processor; pulse until shrimp forms a thick paste. Mix eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, hot pepper sauce, seafood seasoning, dried tarragon, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in shrimp; carefully fold in crab. Spoon into prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned and heated through, about 30 minutes.