Mousse Of Crab Meat Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve gelatin in 3 tablespoons of warm water.
• 2. Heat cream of mushroom (condensed) in medium-size saucepan.
• 3. Add dissolved gelatin to cream of mushroom & cream chees until melted.
• 4. Cool mixture.
• 5. Add remaining ingredients.
• 6. Pour into a medium-size mold or 2 small molds sprayed with Pam or vegetable oil.
• 7. Chill until set (approximately 3 hours).
• 8. Loosen mousse around edges of mold, place plate on top of mold, and invert to release the mousse.
• 9. Garnish with fresh parsley annd serve with plain crachers.

Steps:

• Pick over the crab meat. Remove and discard any pieces of shell or cartilage.
• Cut the fish into cubes and add them to the container of a food processor or electric blender. Add the cayenne, egg, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Start blending while gradually adding the cream. Blend until smooth.
• Add one cup of the crab meat and continue blending until the mixture is smooth.
• Spoon and scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl. Add the remaining crab meat and carefully fold it into the mousse mixture.
• Butter a six-cup ring mold. Fill the mold with the crab mixture and smooth over the top.
• Bring water to the boil in the bottom of a steamer. Place the ring mold on a steamer rack and place the rack over the boiling water. Cover closely and steam 10 minutes or until the internal temperature registers 160 degrees. Let the mousse stand on a rack for five minutes.
• Unmold the mousse onto a round serving dish. Pour off or wipe away any liquid that accumulates around the mousse.
• Slice the mousse into individual serving portions and serve with a little white butter sauce spooned over each portion.

Steps:

• Lightly toast the bread and brush both sides with melted butter; divide each slice in half diagonally and set on a dinner plate. Heat the butter in a skillet. When the foaming subsides, add the carrots and saute for a couple of minutes or until the carrots just begin to soften. Add the crabmeat and stir for a minute just to heat up. Add the lemon zest and juice and herbs; saute for 30 seconds and remove from heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Remove 2 tablespoons crab meat for garnish, if desired. Place the remaining crab, cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, shallots, horseradish, cayenne pepper and salt (if using salt) in a food processor bowl; cover and process until smooth, scraping sides of bowl. Spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
• Using a zester or vegetable peeler, peel the cucumbers, leaving some strips of skin. Cut into 3/4 inch thick slices (or halve 2 cucumbers lengthwise and slice 3/4 inch thick). With a melon baller, scoop out the center of each slice to create a cup. Pipe mousse into cucumber cups. Garnish each with reserved crab meat, if desired. Cover and chill up to 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• heat the oil in a saute pan over medium heat.
• add the onion and the parsley.
• after 1 minute add the garlic, dried thyme and the crab meat.
• cook for one minute more.
• pour in the wine and clam juice.
• raise the heat to high, to cook off the wine.
• add the canned plum tomatoes.
• cook the tomato sauce for 25-30 minutes, to reduce.
• stir occasionally to help the crab disintergrate.

Steps:

• Split the avocados in half and remove and discard the pits. Cut away and discard the skins. Cut the flesh into cubes and put them in a bowl. Add the lemon juice and stir to coat the pieces so that they do not discolor. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the gelatin and vinegar. When the gelatin is softened, scrape it onto the avocado.
• Put the avocado mixture and mayonnaise into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend thoroughly. There should be about three cups.
• Scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the salt, pepper, Tabasco sauce, mustard and anchovy paste. Blend thoroughly.
• Pick over the crab meat gently and carefully to remove all trace of shell and cartilage. Leave the lumps as large as possible. Add them to the avocado mixture and fold the crab meat in thoroughly.
• Brush a five-cup ring or decorative mold lightly on the inside with oil. Wipe out any excess oil.
• Pour and scrape the avocado and crab mixture into the mold. Smooth over the top. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Unmold and garnish the top, if desired, with a few tarragon leaves. Serve with tarragon sauce (see recipe).

Steps:

• Wash, peel and cut the rhubarb into 1 inch pieces.
• Cook it with half cup water until just tender (about 5 minutes).
• Blend it with sugar and vanilla extract or orange zest. Set aside to cool.
• Melt the gelatin in a small amount of hot water, add to the blended rhubarb.
• Whip the cream, stir together with the blended rhubarb - gently!
• Refrigerate for several hours until the dessert stiffens into a creamy substance.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a small microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 20 seconds. Stir; let stand for 1 minute or until gelatin is completely dissolved., In a large saucepan, combine the soup, cream cheese, mayonnaise and gelatin. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, celery and onions., Transfer to a 5-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Unmold onto a serving platter; serve with crackers. ,

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water and let sit.
• Mix liquid crab boil (vary amount according to taste) with 1/4 cup water in small bowl. Soak seafood in crab boil mixture. (If using shrimp, cook until done first, then let soak.)
• Chop onions and pepper in food processor or blender. Slowly melt butter in skillet and sauté onion and pepper mixture until soft and onions are clear. Remove from pan and set aside.
• In the same pan used to cook the onions, add soup and cream cheese and melt over low heat until the cream cheese is melted and the mixture is smooth. Cream cheese burns easily, so stir constantly. Add dissolved gelatin and Worcestershire sauce to taste. The mixture will thicken as you stir. Turn off heat.
• Remove seafood from crab boil mixture, drain, and chop in food processor until smooth. Add to cream cheese mixture. Add onion mixture and mix well. Add Creole seasoning to taste.
• Pour in mold or shallow dish and refrigerate overnight or at least 3 hours, until thickened (it will set just like Jello).
• Release mold onto serving platter and garnish with cilantro. Serve.