📝 Description
A golden, crispy bread ring stuffed with creamy garlic cheese sauce, tender shrimp, and sweet crab meat. Baked until bubbling and gooey, then sliced like a pull-apart party centerpiece—rich, cheesy, and packed with seafood flavor.
🛒 Ingredients
🍞 Bread Base
1 large round bread loaf (sourdough or Italian bread)
2 tbsp butter (for brushing) 🧈
🦐 Seafood Filling
200g shrimp (peeled & cooked)
150g crab meat 🦀
2 cloves garlic (minced) 🧄
1 tbsp lemon juice 🍋
Salt & black pepper
🧀 Cheesy Sauce
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella 🧀
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 cup milk 🥛
1 tbsp flour (for thickening)
1 tsp paprika 🌶️
🌿 Optional Toppings
Parsley (chopped)
Extra melted butter for brushing
👨🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
1️⃣ Prepare Bread Ring
Cut the top off the bread loaf.
Hollow out the center to create a “ring bowl.”
Brush inside with melted butter.
Bake for 8–10 minutes until slightly crispy.
2️⃣ Cook Seafood
In a pan, sauté garlic in butter.
Add shrimp and crab meat.
Season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
Cook 2–3 minutes, then set aside.
3️⃣ Make Cheese Sauce
Heat milk in a pan.
Add cream cheese and stir until smooth.
Mix in mozzarella + cheddar.
Add flour + paprika → stir until thick and creamy.
4️⃣ Combine Filling
Mix seafood into cheese sauce until fully coated.
5️⃣ Stuff & Bake
Fill bread ring with cheesy seafood mixture.
Top with extra cheese.
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 12–15 minutes until bubbling.
6️⃣ Finish
Sprinkle parsley 🌿
Brush with melted butter
Serve hot and pull apart 🔥
⏱ Prep & Cook Time
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
🔥 Nutrition (Approx per serving)
Calories: 610 kcal
Protein: 38g 💪
Carbs: 45g
Fat: 32g
