Shelly's Recipe

HOT CRAB AND SHRIMP DIP

Category: Dips - Hot

1 pint sour cream
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened)
1 cup shredded white cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
1 pkg imitation crab or lump crabmeat, approximately 16 oz; reserve some pieces for presentation
4 (4 oz) pkg frozen tiny shrimp, defrosted and squeeze excess water out of shrimp
1 tbsp Worcestshire sauce
2 tbsp o Dijon mustard

1 large round marble bread (1/2 pumpernickel 1/2 white or a Vienna round)
1/2 pound of cooked, cleaned shrimp
Reserved crab meat
Fondue forks

Mix all the dip ingredients together, place in a covered container and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375. Prepare bread for dip. Cut the top of the bread and place in plastic bag to prevent it from drying out and set aside. Make a bowl in the round by scooping out bread chunks from center. (Use gentle tearing because you will be using the bread chunks for presentation later) Place the chunks in the plastic bag to ensure freshness and set aside.

Fill the bread with the refrigerated crab and shrimp mixture. Cover the bread except for the top with foil. (this prevents the bread from getting dark during the extended baking time. Cook dip approximately 1 1/2 hours or until hot, thick and bubbly. During the last 15 minutes of cooking time, place the bread top back on the bread and cook. Place hot crab dip in the center of a platter. Surround with reserved bread chunks, buttery crackers, water crackers and chunks of crab meat and the cooked shrimp. Distribute fondue forks and allow guests to serve themselves. Serves 10