Shrimp Potpies With Oyster Cracker Topping

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 (8-ounce) bottles clam juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 pound cooked shrimp, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
• Cooking spray
• 1 cup oyster crackers, coarsely crushed

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
2. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Add brandy; cook 30 seconds. Stir in half-and-half, tomato paste, and clam juice; bring to a boil. Cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Combine cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Add cornstarch mixture, parsley, salt, pepper, and shrimp to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
3. Divide the shrimp mixture evenly among 4 (10-ounce) ramekins coated with cooking spray. Top each serving with 1/4 cup cracker crumbs. Arrange ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake at 400u0b0 for 10 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.

butter, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, brandy, tomato paste, clam juice, cornstarch, water, parsley, salt, freshly ground black pepper, shrimp, cooking spray, oyster crackers

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/shrimp-potpies-with-oyster-cracker-topping (may not work)