Alligator Sausage And Shrimp Cheescake Recipes

CREOLE SHRIMP & CRAB CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and dill; stir in butter. Press onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet., For cheesecake, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add red pepper, onion and carrot; cook and stir until tender. Stir in seasonings. Cool slightly., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, cream and sherry until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Fold in vegetable mixture, shrimp, crab and Gouda cheese. Pour over crust., Bake 60-65 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled., In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, mustard and Creole seasoning. Remove rim from springform pan. Serve cheesecake with sauce and crackers.

ALLIGATOR SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP CHEESCAKE

Steps:

• Mix bread crumbs and cheese, add melted butter. Combine and press into a 10" spring pan. Bake 10 minutes in 400º oven to set crust. Whisk cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs, whisk, add cream and gouda. Mix well. (I do this in a processor). Saute` veggies with 2 tbsp oil or butter until soft, add seafood magic and chipotle powder, add shrimp, cook until just done. In a separate pan, cook the sausage that has been removed from the casing and brown it well; drain and combine with veggies and cooked shrimp. Fold this into the cheese mixture. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Wrap pan with foil to prevent leakage. Bake cheese cake in a water bath on the bottom rack of a 375º oven 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove when a knife inserted to the center of the cheese cake comes out clean and the filling is set. Serve warm.