Enchiladas Del Mar (Seafood Enchiladas) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 lb tomatillo, husks removed
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    12 large shrimp, uncooked, peeled & deveined
    1/4 cup shallot, minced
    1 garlic clove, minced
    6 ounces bay scallops, side muscle removed
    1/4 cup dry white wine
    1 1/3 cups heavy whipping cream
    1 lb fresh lump crabmeat
    salt & pepper
    12 corn tortillas
    3 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated (apprx 14 oz)
    6 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, crumbled
    1 avocado, peeled, pit removed, cut lengthwise into 1/3-inch slices
    6 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
    2 cups salsa
Preparation
    Char the tomatillos over a gas flame or in the broiler until blackened in spots.
    Transfer tomatillos to a blender & process to a coarse puree, set aside.
    Heat oil in a large skillet, add shrimp & shallot, saute 1 1/2 minutes & add garlic.
    Stir 30 seconds.
    Add scallops & wine, cook until the wine has almost evaporated apprx 2 minutes.
    Transfer shrimp mixture to a bowl.
    Add cream & tomatillo puree to the skillet, simmer until the mixture thickens and measures 1 2/3 cups apprx 10 minutes.
    Add crabmeat & shrimp mixture to the sauce in the skillet.
    Season with salt & pepper.
    Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F.
    Heat a griddle or skillet over medium high heat.
    Warm each tortilla on both sides until pliable about 30 seconds each side.
    Spread tortillas out on a work surface and top each with 1/4 cup of the Oaxacan cheese (reserve 1/2 cup) & sprinkle with all the goat cheese.
    Roll each tortilla & place seam side down in a 13\"x9\"x2\" baking dish.
    Spoon the warm seafood sauce over the tortillas.
    Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese(Oaxacan).
    Bake enchiladas until heated through apprx 10 minutes, Cheese shouls be melted.
    Top with avocado slices & cilantro.
    Serve Salsa as a side dish.
    DO AHEAD hint: Can be made up to an hour ahead - let stand at room temperature. It may take a little longer than 10 minutes to heat through.

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