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Seafood Triangles

Seafood Triangles
"One chilly Easter, my creative clan was looking for an appetizer that would break family traditions and warm hearts...and we came up with these spicy bites filled with shrimp and crabmeat," relates Tarsia Nichols from Prineville, Oregon.
16 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
  • 3 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1/2 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined and quartered
  • 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 can (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper, optional
  • 22 sheets phyllo dough (14 inches x 9 inches)
  • 1 egg white, beaten

Directions

  • In a large nonstick skillet, saute onions in 1 tablespoon butter
  • until tender. Add shrimp and wine or broth; cook and stir over
  • medium-high heat for 2 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Using a
  • slotted spoon, remove shrimp.
  • Combine cornstarch and milk until smooth; stir into the cooking
  • juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until
  • thickened. Reduce heat to low. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, crab,
  • sugar, lemon juice, cayenne, white pepper if desired and shrimp.
  • Remove from the heat; cool.
© Taste of Home 2013

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Seafood Triangles (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • On a dry surface, carefully remove two sheets of phyllo dough and
  • place on top of each other (keep remaining dough covered with
  • plastic wrap to prevent drying). Melt remaining butter. Cut sheets
  • widthwise into six strips about 2 in. wide. Lightly brush the tops
  • with butter.
  • Place a rounded teaspoonful of shrimp mixture near lower right corner
  • of each strip. Fold left corner of dough over filling, forming a
  • triangle. Fold triangle up, then fold over, forming another
  • triangle. Continue folding like a flag for the length of the strip.
  • Place triangles on ungreased baking sheets. Brush tops with egg
  • white. Bake at 400° for 7-10 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Serve warm. Yield: 5-1/2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 4 triangles equals 110 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 37 mg cholesterol, 218 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 0.55 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1/2 starch.
Wine: Full-Bodied White Wine: Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.
© Taste of Home 2013