Alexander Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• divided
• 1/2 c. minced yellow onion
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. flour
• 1/2 c. clam juice
• 2 c. whipping cream
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1 c. uncooked small shrimp
• 5 ounce white lump crabmeat
• 1 dsh cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. Heat 3 Tbsp.
2. of the butter in a large saucepan.
3. Add in the onion and cook till soft.
4. Stir in the flour and cook about 2 min, stirring constantly.
5. Slowly pour in the clam juice and cream.
6. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne.
7. Cook, stirring, about 3 min.
8. In another saucepan, heat the remaining 3 Tbsp.
9. butter.
10. Add in the shrimp and cook about 2 min.
11. Add in the crabmeat and cook about 1 minute.
12. Stir into cream mix.