Just came across this recipe:
Baked Lovecraft
1lb raw jumbo shrimp (15 count), peeled save for the tail
1lb crab meat (backfin, or special)
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tbs mayonaise
1 egg, beaten
1.5 tsp dill
1 tsp dry coleman's mustard
1 tsp parsley, chopped (dried is fine)
2 tsp sherry
2 TBS melted butter
15 sets of Calamari tentacles (Just buy 15 fresh calamari, chop the tentacles for this, and freeze the rest to make something delicious later)
1/4 cup soy sauce (I like Tamari)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
3 big cloves of garlic, crushed
Cookie sheet lined with parchment
Oven to 375
1) Take the shrimp and reverse-butterfly them. That is to say, put the big end of the shrimp on a cutting board so the tail is curled up above it in the air like the letter 'C', then using a sharp knife, cut 4/5ths the way through the body of the shrimp so that it folds open. Set these aside in a bowl in the fridge.
2) Clean the tentacles. Then whisk together the marinade of soy, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil. Then get the tentacles in that and marinating
2) Work through your crab meat to make sure there's no shell in it, then mix in the bread crumbs until it's evenly mixed. Then start mixing in the mayo, eggs, spices, sherry and butter, in that order. Don't work it too hard, just enough to make sure it's well incorporated. Toss in the fridge for 1 hour.
4) Pull the shrimp back out and start assembly. Into each butterflied shrimp, you're going to stuff a couple tablespoons of the crab filling. Then top it off with a set of tentacles, pressing the center of the crown into the stuffing so they adhere nicely.
5) Arrange these evenly on the baking sheet, and pop into the preheated oven for 18 to 23 minutes. You want to see the stuffing start to crisp up a little. It normally takes about 20 minutes in my oven, but ymmv. If the stuffings getting crispy edges and the shrimp's turned pink, it's ready to go.
6) Now serve to unsuspecting guests
