Chi Chi's Seafood Enchilada Recipe

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Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 tablespoons lobster base
• 3 1/2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1 cup white wine or 1 cup cooking sherry
• 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1 (4 ounce) can baby shrimp
• 2 (8 ounce) packages imitation crabmeat , flake style
• 10 (6 inch) flour tortillas, old mission restaurant style
• paprika

Directions:

Sauce

1. Melt the butter in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour.  Cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon of white pepper. Stir in 2 tablespoons lobster base and cook for an additional minute. Add milk & wine.  Add 2 oz. of the cheese.  Continue to cook until thickened.

Crab Mix

1. Lightly chop the flaked imitation crab.  Combine with shrimp in a medium size bowl.  Add 1.5 cups of cold sauce and mix well. 

Enchiladas

1. Lay out the tortillas on a flat surface and place 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons of the crab mix across the center of each tortilla.  Place flap of the tortilla over the crab mix and roll.

2. Place flap side down onto a plate or in your baking dish.  Ladle warm sauce over the enchiladas and top with remaining monterey jack cheese.

3. Put into a preheated 425 degree convection oven for 12-14 minutes. In a conventional oven you may want to microwave on high for a minute or 2 before placing in the oven.  Watch and do not allow to burn(brown spots).

4. Sprinkle with paprika.