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Gigi’s Hot Crabmeat or Shrimp Dip

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 tablespoons flour
1 pint (2 cups) half-and-half
1/2 pound good-quality Swiss cheese, grated
2 tablespoons Sherry
A few dashes Tabasco sauce
Salt and white pepper to taste
1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, rinsed
and picked over
(or 3 cans, rinsed and drained)
or
1 pound well-seasoned cooked shrimp
(approximately 1 1/2 pounds uncooked)

In a large skillet, melt the butter. In it, sauté the green onions, parsley
and garlic. Add the flour and cook, stirring, about 2-3 minutes, being
careful not to brown the roux. Stir in the half-and-half, Swiss cheese,
Sherry, and Tabasco. Season with salt and white pepper. Add the crab-
meat or shrimp and stir to combine. (A combination of crabmeat and
shrimp works well, too.) Serve in chafing dish with assorted cocktail
breads, melba toast and/or crackers.

Gigi's Cocktail Lobster Dip

1 large ripe avocado
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons horseradish
2 teaspoons grated onion
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
Chilled bite-size pieces of cooked lobster
(or other seafood of your choice)

Peel the avocado and mash. You should have about 1 1/2 cups avocado. Combine with the sour cream, horseradish, grated onion, garlic powder,
salt, lime juice and hot pepper sauce. Blend well and chill. Serve as a dip
for chilled bite-size pieces of lobster. (Other cooked seafood can be substituted, or use a combination of cooked seafood.) This will make
about 2 cups.

 Chunky Clam and Bacon Dip with Pita Toasts
Gourmet June 1997

1/4 pound bacon (about 8 slices), chopped
Two 6 1/2-ounce cans minced clams
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
3 scallions, chopped fine
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon drained bottled horseradish
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco to taste
Accompaniment: Pita Toasts or potato chips.

In a skillet cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until golden and
crisp and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
In a large sieve set over a bowl drain clams, reserving clam juice, and
in another bowl whisk together cream cheese and sour cream. Whisk 2 tablespoons reserved clam juice into cream cheese mixture with clams, bacon, and remaining ingredients. Dip may be made 1 day ahead and
chilled, covered. Bring dip to room temperature before serving. Makes
2 cups. (For a more colorful presentation of this down-home dip,
reserve some bacon, bell pepper, scallions, and basil for garnish.)
Serve dip with pita toasts or chips.

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