This is one of those feel good, comforting dishes that I love to make for my guests, and when I am catering. It’s easy to make ahead, the ingredients are mostly items that you would find in your refrigerator anyways, so it makes it pretty cost efficient and it will totally impress whomever you are serving it to.
I originally came up with this dish a couple years ago for comedian/actor Garret Morris. Garret Morris is one of the original cast members of “Saturday Night Live” and continues making people laugh with appearances in many different commercials and TV shows. He lived in my former apartment building so I would always see him around. Currently I was filming for my show “Dishing With Celebs” and invited him to come on and share his favorite foods and recipes with me. He told me he knew nothing about cooking, but he loved shrimp and Louisiana cooking so he would leave it up to me.
Now, I’m no expert on Louisiana style cooking, but after trying out a few different recipes of my own I decided on this one, and he agreed that it reminded him of home. Garret and I ate these by themselves, but you can serve them as appetizers, over a salad, over grits, and pretty much anything! So I hope you enjoy them!
Stuffed Shrimp Wrapped in Prosciutto
2 cans crab meat (drained)
1-cup Italian breadcrumbs
1/3-cup mayonnaise
1/4-cup ketchup
2 tbsp prepared mustard
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
10 jumbo shrimp, peeled and de-veined
10 slices prosciutto
Directions
Combine first six ingredients; mix well and set aside.
Butterfly shrimp with a knife. Stuff shrimp with about 2 tablespoons of crab filling.
Wrap entire shrimp with sliced prosciutto.
Place bundles in a 13x9x2 baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. (Any extra crab stuffing may be spooned into a greased 1/2 quart casserole and baked at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.) Serves 5.
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