Warm shrimp 'n' cream cheese dip
A shrimp cream cheese dip, served warm, that's going to be a hit at your next dinner party.
SERVES
4
TO
5
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 225 grams peeled and deveined Gulf shrimp, roughly chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning
- 1/4 cup good white wine
- Juice and zest from a lemon
- 170 grams whipped cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
- 5 tablespoons grated parmesan, divided
- Salt and pepper
Directions
- Add the butter and garlic to a large pan on medium-high heat.
- When the butter is just starting to brown and the garlic becomes golden, add the shrimp, chili flakes and old bay.
- Sauté for a minute, moving the shrimp around, until pink but still translucent. Add the wine and lemon, and reduce until the shrimp are just cooked. Remove from the heat.
- Place shrimp in a medium bowl and stir in cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, egg, parsley, onion and four tablespoons parmesan. Season to taste.
- Spread mixture into a sizable baking dish; sprinkle with remaining parmesan.
- Place into a 350F oven and bake until golden, about ten minutes. Serve with warm bread or crackers.
