Shrimp Crepes
- Title
- Shrimp Crepes
- Subject
- spinach
- butter
- flour
- milk
- dry sherry
- lemon juice
- tomato paste
- dried chives
- seasoned salt
- nutmeg
- pepper
- shrimp
- crepes
- almonds
- parsley
- Description
- SHRIMP CREPES
1 package (10 ounces) frozen
chopped spinach
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
⅓ cup flour
1½ cups milk
½ cup dry sherry
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons snipped dried chives
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon pepper
12 ounces small, cooked and shelled
shrimp
6 baked (7-inch) crepes
½ cup sliced natural almonds,
toasted
Cook spinach as package directs; drain
and squeeze out excess liquid. Set aside.
In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat,
melt butter; stir in flour. Cook 1 minute.
Gradually whisk in milk, sherry, lemon
juice and tomato paste. Add chives, salt,
nutmeg and pepper. Cook and stir about 5
minutes until smooth and thickened. Re-
move ⅔ cup; set aside. Stir spinach and
shrimp into larger portion of the sauce.
Reduce heat and cook until hot through,
stirring often.
On lightly buttered baking sheet, spoon
½ cup hot spinach mixture across center
of each crepe. Fold sides over to enclose
filling. Heat in 375-degree oven about 10
(over)
Back:
minutes until edges of crepes begin to
curl.
Meanwhile, heat reserved sauce, mix-
ing in small amount of milk to thin, if
needed. With large spatula transfer crepes
to individual heated serving plates; pour
sauce over center of each. Sprinkle with
almonds and garnish with parsley sprigs.
Serve immediately. Makes 6 filled crepes.
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# Shrimp Crepes
*Makes 6 filled crepes*
## Ingredients
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach
- 3 Tbsp butter or margarine
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup dry sherry
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp snipped dried chives
- 1 tsp seasoned salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 12 ounces small, cooked and shelled shrimp
- 6 baked (7-inch) crepes
- 1/2 cup sliced natural almonds, toasted
## Instructions
1. Cook spinach as package directs; drain and squeeze out excess liquid. Set aside.
2. In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt butter; stir in flour. Cook 1 minute.
3. Gradually whisk in milk, sherry, lemon juice and tomato paste. Add chives, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Cook and stir about 5 minutes until smooth and thickened.
4. Remove 2/3 cup of sauce; set aside. Stir spinach and shrimp into the larger portion of the sauce. Reduce heat and cook until hot through, stirring often.
5. On a lightly buttered baking sheet, spoon 1/2 cup hot spinach mixture across the center of each crepe. Fold sides over to enclose filling.
6. Heat in a 375°F oven about 10 minutes until edges of crepes begin to curl.
7. Meanwhile, heat the reserved sauce, mixing in a small amount of milk to thin, if needed.
8. With a large spatula, transfer crepes to individual heated serving plates; pour sauce over center of each.
9. Sprinkle with almonds and garnish with parsley sprigs. Serve immediately. - Creator
- Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka
- Source
- RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Printed pamphlet page
- Identifier
- RCA0006-20260609-0321
- Coverage
- Oregon, US
Dublin Core
Tags
Citation
Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka, “Shrimp Crepes,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed June 28, 2026, https://recipecardarchive.com/items/show/1704.