Alexander Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup clam juice
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup uncooked small shrimp
• 5 ounces lump crabmeat
• 1 dash cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan. add the onion and cook until soft. stir in the flour and cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. slowly pour in the clam juice and cream. season with salt, pepper and cayenne. cook, stirring, about 3 minutes.
• 2 in another saucepan, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. add the shrimp and cook about 2 minutes. add the crabmeat and cook about 1 minute. stir into cream mixture.