Shrimp and Scallop Crepes

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Description

These shrimp and scallop crepes are a seafood lover’s dream and will make the taste buds happy. Garnish with more sliced green onion if desired.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter, divided
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 6 ounces medium shrimp – peeled, deveined, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 6 ounces bay scallops
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • ½ cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk, or more as needed
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • ⅓ cup grated Swiss cheese
  • ¼ cup dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon sherry (Optional)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Combine milk
  2. flour
  3. eggs
  4. and melted butter in a blender. Process until smooth
  5. for at least 1 minute. Set aside and let rest for 30 minutes.
  6. Coat a crepe pan or nonstick small skillet with melted butter. Pour in 1/4 cup crepe batter and swirl the pan until entire bottom is covered in a thin layer of batter. Cook until small brown spots appear on the bottom of the crepe
  7. 1 to 2 minutes.
  8. Loosen crepe carefully from the pan using a spatula and gently flip to brown the other side
  9. 1 to 2 minutes more. Slide crepe onto a plate. Repeat with remaining batter
  10. re-buttering the pan as needed and stacking crepes onto the plate.
  11. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp and scallops and cook until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and scallops are golden
  12. 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from skillet.
  13. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in the same skillet and increase heat to medium-high. Add mushrooms and green onions; saute until mushrooms are tender
  14. 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
  15. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat until bubbling. Whisk in flour until mixture becomes paste-like and lightly golden
  16. about 2 minutes. Add milk and chicken broth and whisk until sauce is smooth and thickened. Thin out with more milk if needed.
  17. Add Swiss cheese
  18. wine
  19. and sherry to the sauce; stir until cheese melts. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve 2/3 cup sauce. Add shrimp
  20. scallops
  21. mushrooms
  22. and onions to the remaining 1/3 of the sauce and stir until heated through.
  23. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the filling across the lower third of each crepe. Roll crepes up jellyroll-style and serve at the table with the reserved sauce.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 6

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