Elegant Baked Seafood Neptune

• 6 large tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup grated carrot
• 2 tablespoons minced onions
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup coarsely chopped shrimp or (7 ounce) package frozen shelled shrimp
• 1 (8 ounce) package frozen king crab meat, flaked
• 1 cup coarsely chopped cooked lobster
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons fine breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine

1. Cut 1/4-inch stem from each tomato.
2. Scoop out pulp to make a shallow cup; be sure to reserve pulp.
3. Saute green pepper, carrots and onion in 1/4 cup melted butter for about 5 minute.
4. Stir in the flour, salt, sugar, and pepper.
5. Add reserved pulp.
6. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens & boils.
7. Add seafood, sherry (optional), and parsley.
8. Pile into tomato cups.
9. Place in shallow baking pan.
10. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with butter.
11. Bake at 375u0b0F until thoroughly heated.

tomatoes, green pepper, carrot, onions, butter, flour, salt, sugar, pepper, shrimp, frozen king crab meat, lobster, sherry, parsley, breadcrumbs, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/elegant-baked-seafood-neptune-273465 (may not work)