Alexander Sauce

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup clam juice
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 cup uncooked small shrimp
• 5 ounces white lump crabmeat
• 1 dash cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook until soft. Stir in the flour and cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly pour in the clam juice and cream. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook, stirring, about 3 minutes.

2. 2

   In another saucepan, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Add the shrimp and cook about 2 minutes. Add the crabmeat and cook about 1 minute. Stir into cream mixture.