Crab Imperial Florida Style Recipes

Steps:

• Gently go through the lump crab meat for any shell fragments. Set crab meat aside.
• Mix mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, salt and egg together until well blended.
• Fold in the sauteed peppers and drained pimentos.
• Very carefully, fold in the crab meat lumps until coated with mayonnaise mixture.
• Place in buttered casserole dish.
• Casserole Topping:.
• In small bowl, mix together the egg yolk and the mayonnaise.
• Now spoon on top of the casserole filled with crab mixture.
• Sprinkle the Old Bay seasoning on top.
• Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until browned. May serve with lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Saute green pepper in butter until translucent, but not brown.
• Add to crabmeat, salt and pepper. Stir in mustard, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce. Put in buttered casserole. Top with bread crumbs, a few pats of butter, and sprinkle with crab boil seasoning. Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated 375 degree F. oven.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine mayonnaise, minced onion, chopped pimento, capers Worcestershire sauce and first six ingredients in a large bowl. Gently fold in crab meat. Put crab mixture in an ovenproof casserole; top with bread crumbs and sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes or until bubbling. Serve at once.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Stir in flour, pepper and salt until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in crab and soup until blended., Drain pasta. Add crab mixture; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with cracker crumbs. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine crab meat, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay Seasoning, salt, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, and beaten egg.. Mix thoroughly.
• In an 8" pie dish, spread mixture and lightly coat the entire dish with bread crumbs. Then sprinkle the top with paprika. Dot the dish with the butter.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Melt butter in a heavy small saucepot over medium heat. Add shallot and stir until very lightly browned, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• Blend in flour, white pepper and mace and stir 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add half-and-half, egg yolks, dry mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and sherry and cook until thick and smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in mayonnaise, lemon juice and salt, and gently fold crabmeat into sauce, being careful not to break up chunks.
• Fill either shells, oven-proof shells, ramekins, or small oven-proof bowls.
• Sprinkle tops with paprika.
• Place onto a cookie sheet and bake until mixture is bubbling, about 12 to 15 minutes, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly coat 6 large scallop shellswith nonstick cooking spray or, if you prefer, lightly coat a 6-cup au gratin pan or shallow casserole; set aside. Place the crab in a medium-size mixing bowl and set aside also.
• 2. Tear the bread into small chunks, letting them drop into a mini food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade. Using 3 to 4 brisk pulses, reduce to moderately coarse crumbs. Drizzle the melted butter over all and pulse 2 to 3 times to incorporate. The crumbs should now be moderately fine. Tip onto a piece of wax paper and reserve.
• 3. Add the parsley, salt, black pepper, and cayenne to the processor (no need to wash the bowl or blade), and pulse briskly 3 to 5 times until the parsley is coarsely chopped.
• 4. Add the mayonnaise and mustard and churn until smooth, about 5 seconds. Scoop on top of the crab and toss lightly to mix.
• 5. Mound the crab mixture in the scallop shells or spread evenly in the augratin dish, and scatter the buttered crumbs on top.
• 6. Bake uncovered on the middle oven rack until bubbling and touched with brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• 7. Serve at once, accompanying with a tartly dressed salad of greens. Roasted asparagus spears also make a delicious accompaniment.

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour, and cook a few minutes until the bubbles begin to subside. Whisk in the milk, and cook over medium-high heat until thickened. Stir in the crabmeat, Worcestershire sauce, green pepper, and beaten egg. Season to taste with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring constantly until quite thick. Spoon into the prepared baking dish.
• Place the breadcrumbs into a mixing bowl, and drizzle with the melted butter. Toss together until the breadcrumbs are evenly moistened with butter. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly over the crab mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole has firmed and the bread crumbs are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients, except crab meat.
• Add crab meat and turn lightly so as not to break up the lumps.
• Put in a buttered 2 quart casserole or fill 8 buttered individual baking dishes (shells) and top with cracer crumbs.
• Cover with melted butter. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes until bubbly and brown.
• Note: If desired, top with grated cheese last 5 minutes of baking.

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 cup of milk to boiling point.
• Melt butter and then add flour,& then pour heated milk over flour/butter mixture.
• Beat until smooth and creamy.
• Allow to cool.
• Add the well beaten egg yolks, seasonings, lemon juice, Worcestershire and 1 Tablespoon mayonnaise.
• Blend well.
• Add crabmeat and mix thoroughly (handling gently).
• Fill either shells or small dishes.
• Mix remaining 2 Tablespoons of mayonnaise with 1 Tablespoon of milk and brush on top.
• Sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• Bake in preheated oven at 400 degree for 10 minutes and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Beat eggs with mustard and pepper.
• Add crabmeat, pimento and 2 cups mayonnaise.
• Spoon the mixture into a 2 qt casserole and spread 1/4 cup mayonnaise over the top.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until brown and bubbly.