1/3 cup unsalted butter or margarine
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 jalapeno pepper,seeded
1 and finely chopped
1 cl garlic, minced
1 lb lump crabmeat, drained
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 tsp salt
16 8-inch flour tortillas
1/3 cup shrredded monterey jack
1 cheese with jalapeno peppers
Directions
Source: Tampa Treasures (The Jr. League of Tampa, Florida)
Combine butter and oil; set aside. Saute' onions, peppers, and garlic
in 2 Tbl. reserved butter mixture in a medium saucepan over medium
high heat, stirring constanty, until tender. Remove from heat. Gently
stir in crabmeat and next 3 ingredients.
Place tortillas on baking sheets; brush 1 side of each tortilla, and
sprinkle with cheese. Fold in half.
Bake at 475 degrees F. for 4 minutes or until golden. Cut each
tortilla into thirds. Serve warm.
From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net
Servings: 4 dozen
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Categories: Crab; Fish; Mexican; Seafood; Vegetable
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