Jazz Fest Bread-Style Seafood Bread
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup each red bell pepper (green bell pepper, onion, celery, diced)
- 3 crushed garlic cloves
- 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 4 tbs.’s white wine
- 2 tbs.’s seafood stock
- Salt to taste
- 8 oz.’s cream cheese (cut into small pieces)
- 1 lb. uncooked peeled shrimp or crawfish tails
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
- 1/4 cup fresh green onions (chopped)
- 1 large loaf French bread
- Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium high heat.
- Add onions, bell peppers, and celery and saute’ for 5 minutes.
- Add cayenne pepper, black pepper, paprika, and garlic and stir well.
- Stir in white wine and seafood stock, and reduce heat to low.
- Add seafood and salt and mix well and cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Gradually add cream cheese until melted, stirring often and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add green onions and parsley and a little more white wine if mixture is not spreadeable enough
- Cut bread in half and scoop out center portion of French bread loaf.
- Fill bottom portion with seafood & cheese mixture.
- Place top half on top, brush with melted butter and bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
