Deviledcrabbites Recipes

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• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour and salt until blended. Gradually stir in cream until smooth. , Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat., Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in the crab, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and chives., Spoon into six greased 6-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Place on a baking sheet. Combine bread crumbs and melted butter; sprinkle over tops. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

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• Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl; stir well.
• Add crabmeat, cracker crumbs, and green onions; stir well.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon crab mixture onto each cucumber slice, and sprinkle with paprika, if desired.

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• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pick through the crabmeat to remove bits of cartilage etc. In a mixing bowl combine the crabmeat with the scallions, celery and bell pepper. (Make sure the green onions, celery and bell pepper are very finely chopped because they won't cook in the oven and you don't want their raw texture to be intrusive.) In a separate mixing bowl combine the mustard with the butter and cream. Combine the crabmeat mixture with the melted butter and cracker crumbs. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and Tabasco sauce to taste. Transfer the mixture to a baking dish. Top with additional cracker crumbs and bake for half an hour until the top has browned.
• Variation instead of combining crabmeat vegetables with the butter and cream combine it with 3/4 cup of evaporated skim milk mixed with 1 teaspoon dry mustard rather than the Dijon mustard.

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• Toss ingredients lightly and spoon into a buttered baking dish. Top with additional crushed cracker crumbs, and brush with melted butter. Bake in a preheated at 350 degrees oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until delicately browned.

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• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook onion and celery, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
• Gently toss crab with lemon juice.
• Coarsely crush saltines with your hands in a large bowl. Stir in onion mixture, Sherry, cayenne, and salt, then fold in crab.
• Divide among scallop shells and bake in middle of oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
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• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Remove crabmeat from shell, discarding cartilage, and cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, then add flour and cook, whisking, 2 minutes. Add milk in a slow stream, whisking, then add garlic and bring to a boil, whisking. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking, until béchamel is thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and discard garlic.
• Whisk together yolks, Sherry, mustard, nutmeg, cayenne, and salt in a bowl, then add hot béchamel in a slow stream, whisking. Pour mixture into saucepan and cook over very low heat, whisking constantly, until an instant-read thermometer registers 160°F, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and gently stir in crabmeat and parsley. Divide mixture among 6 (4-ounce) ramekins.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and cool slightly. Stir together melted butter, bread crumbs, and cheese with a fork, then sprinkle over crab. Put ramekins in a shallow baking pan and bake in upper third of oven until crab is bubbling and crumbs are golden brown, about 5 minutes.

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• Place eggs in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring water to a boil and remove saucepan from heat. Let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain, cool, and peel.
• Cut the eggs in half lengthwise and remove the yolks. In a bowl, mash the yolks and mix with mayonnaise, paprika, mustard powder, and Old Bay seasoning. Fold in the crabmeat. Spoon the mixture evenly into the hollowed egg white halves. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.

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• Slice eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks and set the whites aside. In a small bowl, mash yolks with a fork. Add crab, mayonnaise, relish, mustard, seafood seasoning and pepper; mix well. Stuff or pipe into egg whites. Refrigerate until serving.

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• Sautee chopped green pepper and parsley and set aside.
• Combine crabmeat, mashed potatoes, seasonings, chopped egg, green pepper and parsley, and beaten egg.
• Shape into croquettes, roll in cracker meal and deep fry until golden brown.

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• Pick over the crab meat to remove cartilage and bone. Try not to break up the lumps. Put the crab in a mixing bowl.
• Melt the butter in a skillet and add the onion and celery. Cook until wilted. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Add the onion and celery mixture and 1/2 cup each of mayonnaise and cheese to the crab meat. Add the parsley, lemon juice, sherry, pepper and Tabasco. Blend carefully so as not to break up the lumps of crab.
• If you are to serve this as a canape, spoon the mixture into 14 to 16 small scallop dishes. If it is to be served as a main course, spoon it into six large scallop shells.
• Blend the remaining two tablespoons of mayonnaise and one tablespoon of cheese. Spoon equal portions of this mixture over the tops of the crab and smooth it over. Place under the broiler until bubbling and golden brown.

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• In a large heavy skillet, melt the butter over low heat. Stir in the flour, mustard, salt and cayenne and cook until the mixture is smooth and bubbling, about five minutes.
• Whisk the raw egg yolk into the milk and add to the roux. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and smooth. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, parsley, lemon juice and hard-cooked egg yolks. Gently fold in the crab meat. Remove from heat.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spoon the mixture into small ramekins and sprinkle with the bread crumbs. Bake until the tops brown, about 10 minutes.