Artichoke & Shrimp Focaccia Spread
2 cups marinated artichokes hearts, drained and chopped coarsely
¾ lb. medium size cooked and peeled shrimp,
¼ lb. fresh sliced mushrooms
¼ cup butter, divided
4 T. flour or enough to thicken
1½ cups milk
1 T. Worcestershire Sauce
¼ cup grapefruit juice
Salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup grated Parmesan
Paprika and chopped parsley
Use 1 T. butter to grease a 9x9 inch baking dish. Arrange chopped artichoke hearts on the bottom of prepared pan. Spread shrimp over artichokes. Sauté sliced mushrooms in 2 T. butter for 6 minutes and spread over shrimp layer. Make a cream sauce by mixing flour and milk into 1 T. melted butter; add Worcestershire, grapefruit juice, salt and pepper. Pour cream sauce over top of baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan and dust with paprika. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. To serve sprinkle chopped parsley on top and spread on fresh bakery-made cheese and herb Focaccia.
STEP ONE:
Start sautéing mushrooms in 2 T. butter for 6 minutes.
STEP TWO:
Drain artichoke hearts and chop coarsely. Rinse off shrimp
STEP THREE:
Grease pan with butter and layer artichoke hearts, shrimp and mushrooms
STEP FOUR:
Make cream sauce and pour over baking dish
STEP FIVE:
Sprinkle with Parm and paprika
To serve:
On serving place with sliced focaccia
"Nuthin' worse than a lumpy cream sauce". lol.
dtny2000 3 years ago