Chesapeake Crab Quiche Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the bottom of the pie crust. Top with the crab meat and sprinkle with the scallions. Whisk together the heavy cream, lemon zest, mustard, seafood seasoning, salt, mace and eggs in a bowl. Pour the egg mixture into the pie crust.
• Bake until the custard sets, about 40 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.

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• To make the crab cakes: Pick through the lump crab for shells (VERY GENTLY).
• In a saucepan over moderate heat, sweat the onion and pepper in the butter. Remove from heat and cool.
• In a stainless bowl mix the egg, mayonnaise, mustards, parsley, cayenne, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Add in onions and peppers and fold in the crabmeat. Form into cakes about 3 inches across by 1 and 1/2 inches thick. Pack firmly, but do not crush the lumps, the cake should just hold together. Dredge on top and bottom in bread crumbs and chill for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a saute pan over medium high heat, add 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil and when hot, saute the crab cakes on 1 side. Do not crowd the pan. Do it in batches if serving several. Add a nut of whole butter to the pan and cook the cakes until brown on the other side. Place in the oven for about 2 to 3 minutes to heat through.
• To make the creme fraiche: Mix all ingredients together and serve at room temperature. This will keep refrigerated for 3 to 4 days.

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• In large bowl, combine all ingredients except pie shell.
• Fill pie shell with mixture and bake in 350 degree oven for 40-45 min.
• until bubbly and browned on top.

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• Combine ingredients and spread in pie shell.
• Bake in 350° oven for 40-45 minutes.
• Garnish each slice with fresh sprig of thyme.
• Enjoy!

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• Saute onion in butter until soft.
• Add crabmeat, stir until heated through.
• Sprinkle the bottom of the pie shell with Parmesan Reggian cheese.
• Place crab and onion mixture in pie shell.
• Sprinkle with feta cheese and then top with grated Swiss cheese on top of the crabmeat mixture.
• Mix eggs, cream, salt, and cayenne pepper.
• Slowly pour mixture over ingredients in pie shell.
• Bake on the top rack of the oven at 375 degrees until done, about 25 minutes.
• Cool before slicing.
• Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Line a pie plate with pie crust.
• In a large bowl, whisk thoroughly 3 eggs.
• Add and mix together all other items listed above, except crabmeat.
• Lastly, stir in gently the crabmeat and pour into the pie dish.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350°F for 1 hour.
• Remove; dust with Old Bay seasoning and serve at table in 5 minutes.

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• Line 8 2" aluminum tart pans with thinly rolled pastry.
• Preheat oven to 375F.
• Combine and stir mushrooms with brandy or lemon juice.
• Shred crab, removing any hard parts.
• Fill each tart with alternate layers of mushrooms, crab and grated cheese.
• Beat eggs, flour, nutmeg, salt and cream.
• Pour equally over each tart.
• Place in baking pan and bake 20-30 mins or until custard is set, and top is golden brown.
• If you are preparing this in advance, cool thoroughly and wrap each tart in square foil. Refrigerate or freeze.
• To reheat, unwrap and place in a 375F oven 10-15 mins.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, milk, butter, flour, salt and pepper until thoroughly blended.
• Fold in crab, cheese and onions, blending well, spread into prepared pie shell.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

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• Preheat the oven to 425F degrees.
• Place the thawed hash browns in a prepared dish.
• Using your hands, press the potatoes evenly over the bottom of the dish and then spray the potatoes with non stick spray.
• Place the dish in the preheated oven until the potatoes are lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Remove the potato crust from the oven and sprinkle the crab meat and cheese evenly over the crust.
• Combine the egg substitute, milk, onion, dried tomato bits, salt, pepper, and cayenne in a bowl.
• Mix well and slowly pour the mixture over the top and sprinkle with parsley Bake the quiche for 15 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 300°F and bake until a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean, 30-35 minutes longer.
• Alolw the quiche to rest 10 minutes before cutting.
• Note: If you are going to freeze the quiche for later, freeze on a tray; then wrap with freezer paper, heavy-duty aluminum foil, or slide it into a freezer bag.
• Seal, label and freeze up to two months.
• Do not thaw before reheating.
• Unwrap and bake in a 375°F oven for 20-25 minutes, or until heated through.

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat eggs, mayonnaise, milk, flour, and 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning in a bowl until smooth and creamy; stir Cheddar cheese and parsley into egg mixture. Gently fold crabmeat into the filling.
• Pour crabmeat filling into the pie crust. Sprinkle a pinch of seafood seasoning over the quiche.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the quiche comes out clean and the top is lightly browned, 40 to 45 minutes.

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, milk, mayonnaise and cornstarch. Stir in the cheese, imitation crabmeat and pepper. Pour into the pie shell.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool slightly and serve.

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• Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Place on a wire rack., In a small bowl, combine the crab, cheese, vegetable blend and onion; transfer to crust. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, seafood seasoning and pepper sauce. Pour over crab mixture., Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting., In a double boiler or metal bowl over simmering water, constantly whisk the egg yolks, water and lemon juice until mixture reaches 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Reduce heat to low. Slowly drizzle in warm melted butter, whisking constantly. Whisk in pepper. Serve immediately with quiche.

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• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute green onion and red bell pepper until soft. Stir in crabmeat, and season with salt and pepper. Add wine, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, and allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Whisk in half-and-half, and crab mixture. Pour into pie crust, and sprinkle with Swiss cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown.

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• Bake prepared dough at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Patch any small holes with leftover dough. Cool.
• Set red pepper in the flames of a stovetop gas burner turned to high. Turn with tongs until skin is blackened, 5 to 7 minutes, then cool. Peel, remove seeds and veins, and slice into 1/4-inch strips.
• Make the custard: in mixing bowl, beat eggs, mustard, salt, black pepper, paprika and cayenne. Whisk in cream and herbs. Set aside.
• Set tart pan on a baking sheet. Spread crab meat evenly over bottom of pastry. Arrange red pepper strips over crab meat. Beat custard once more and carefully pour into tart shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, until top is golden and custard is set. Cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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• Bake unpricked pastry shell at 425° for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the flour, eggs, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg until smooth. Add the crab, mushrooms and cheeses. Pour into pastry shell., Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Top with onions. Bake 10 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

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• Prepare the crust, if using frozen, thaw completely on counter before filling.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Beat the eggs, stir in the shredded cheese, half-n-half, Old Bay seasoning, and shredded crab meat.
• Old Bay Seasoning contains both salt and pepper so you may not need to add additional salt or pepper. I don't.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Place on center oven rack for 35 minutes. Cover just the edges of crust with foil if they are browning too quickly.
• Check center of quiche, if jiggly, bake 10 more minutes or until center is done to your preference.
• Let stand for 5 minutes, serve hot with tomato slices or salad.

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together eggs, milk, mayonnaise and cornstarch. Mix in the imitation crab and Swiss cheese. Pour into pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted into center of the quiche comes out clean, about 30 to 40 minutes.

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• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake the pie crust for about 10 minutes, until just starting to brown. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Stir in shredded cheese, onion and imitation crab. Pour into the pie shell.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, then turn off the oven, but leave the door closed. Leave quiche in the oven for an additional 20 to 30 minutes until firm. This will give it a smoother texture.