Crab Stuffed Prawns With Tomato Butter

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup onions; finely minced
1/4 cup celery; finely minced
1/4 cup green bell peppers; finely minced
2 tablespoon red bell peppers; finely minced
1 tablespoon shallots; finely minced
4 teaspoon garlic; finely minced, in all
4 teaspoon essence in all
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 lb lump crabmeat; picked over for shells an
1 egg; slightly beaten
1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese; grated
1 tablespoon creole mustard
1/4 cup bread crumbs
16 prawns; peeled except for tails a
3/4 cup plum tomatoes; seeded and chopped
1/2 cup shrimp stock
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon fresh black pepper
1 stick unsalted butter; cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoon parmesan cheese; grated
2 tablespoon brunoise red peppers
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a saute pan, heat the olive oil.
When the pan is smoking hot, saute the onions, celery, peppers,
shallots, and 2 teaspoons of the garlic, 2 teaspoons Essence, 1/2
teaspoon salt and the pepper. SAute for 2-3 minutes. Add the
crabmeat and toss gently. SAute for 1 minutes. Remove from the heat
and cool. Turn the crabmeat and toss gently. SAute for 1 minutes.
Remove from the heat and cool. Turn the rabmeat mixture into a bowl
and stir in the egg, cheese, mustard, and bread crumbs. Form the
stuffing into 16 balls, Season each prawn with the remaining Essence,
Press each ball of stuffing into the cavity of each prawn. Place the
prawns on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes.
For the tomato butter: In a small non-reactive sauce pot, mash the
tomatoes using a whisk over high heat for 1 minute. Add the grlic,
shrimp stock, salt, cayenne, and black pepper and bring to a boil.
Whisk the mixture constantly for 1 minute. Whisk in butter a few
cubes at a time until all the butter is incorporated.

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