Crawfish Or Shrimp Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup green sweet pepper, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup smoked gouda cheese, shredded (4 ounces)
• 3 eggs
• 1 lb crawfish tails cooked and shelled with juice (or 1 pound medium shrimp, deveined cooked and coarsely chopped)
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• crackers or toasted baguette, slices

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 for crust: in a medium bowl, combine parmesan, bread crumbs, and melted butter. press parmesan mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. set aside.
• 3 in a medium skillet, cook onion and sweet peppers in hot oil over medium heat for 2 minutes. add salt and black pepper. cook and stir for 1 minute more. remove from heat; set aside.
• 4 for filling: in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and gouda with an electric mixer until smooth. add eggs; beat just until combined. do not overbeat. stir in the onion mixture, crawfish tails with juice or shrimp and whipping cream.
• 5 pour filling into crust. bake in preheated oven for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until center appears nearly set when shaken. cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. cover; chill at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
• 6 to serve, remove sides of pan. with a warm knife, cut into wedges. serve with crackers or toasted baguette slices.