Mushroom Crab Melts Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the egg noodles to the pot and cook until just tender, but not too soft. Drain and set aside.
• In a large, deep skillet with high sides, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the shallots to the butter and saute them until translucent, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and oregano and cook for 2 minutes.
• Pour in the white wine, stir, and let the mixture come to a simmer. Cook until the wine is reduced by half. Add the seafood stock.
• Cut the brie into bite-size chunks and add it to the pan. Stir until the brie is melted. Remove the skillet from the heat.
• Stir in the egg noodles then gently stir in the crab. Set aside. Cover and keep warm.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a spice grinder or food processor, grind the shiitake mushrooms until coarsely ground. Place the mushrooms in a bowl and combine with the panko bread crumbs. Melt the butter and pour into the breadcrumb-mushroom mixture. Stir to coat the crumbs with butter.
• Pour the crab noodles into a 9 by 13-inch ovenproof casserole dish and sprinkle the bread crumbs over the top. Bake the casserole in the oven until the crumbs are golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Serve the casserole hot.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Remove the stems from 24 large cremini mushrooms.
• Wipe the caps clean with a damp paper towel, then toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt. Arrange on a baking sheet.
• Finely crush 20 butter crackers (such as Ritz); mix with 2 tablespoons melted butter. Melt 2 more tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup each finely chopped celery and red bell pepper; cook until softened, 5 minutes. Add 1 chopped garlic clove; cook 1 minute. Combine 4 ounces cream cheese and 2 tablespoons mayonnaise in a large bowl; add 1/2 cup chopped scallions, 1/4 cup each grated parmesan, cracker crumbs and chopped parsley, the zest and juice of 1 lemon, the celery mixture and 8 ounces lump crabmeat. Divide among the mushroom caps and sprinkle with the remaining cracker crumbs.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes, then broil until golden. Let cool 5 minutes, then remove from the baking sheet.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine crabmeat, green onions, herbs, and pepper. Mix in mayonnaise and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese until well combined. Refrigerate filling until ready for use.
• Wipe the mushrooms clean with a damp towel. Remove stems. Spoon out the gills and the base of the stem, making deep cups. Discard gills and stems. Fill the mushroom caps with rounded teaspoonfuls of filling, and place them in an ungreased shallow baking dish. Sprinkle tops with Parmesan and paprika.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and serve immediately

Steps:

• In a 4 quart stockpot, over medium-high heat, melt butter; add onion and garlic. Cook stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms, Old Bay, 1 tablespoon parsley flakes, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook 5 minutes.
• Add water and milk; simmer uncovered 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cut tops off rolls and hollow them out to make soup bowls, reserving some of the bread. Break reserved bread into small pieces and stir into soup, 1 cup at a time, until soup is suffiently thick.
• Add crab meat, red bell pepper, and sherry. Adjust seasoning.
• Ladle the soup into bread bowls and top with remaining parsley flakes.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the crab, mayonnaise, celery and onion. Place muffins on an ungreased baking sheet. , Broil 4-6 in. from the heat until toasted. Spread each muffin half with crab mixture. Top with tomato and cheeses; sprinkle with paprika. Broil until bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; remove to paper towels. Drain drippings from skillet, reserving 2 tablespoons. Saute mushrooms and onion in drippings until tender. , In a large bowl, combine crab, Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, mushroom mixture, Parmesan cheese and bacon., Spread butter over muffin halves. Top with crab mixture; sprinkle with cayenne and paprika. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. , Bake until lightly browned, 10-15 minutes.

Steps:

• For the lemon blend:.
• Combine all ingredients in a small food processor or grinder. Process until finely and evenly chopped. Store on an airtight container.
• For the bisque:.
• Melt ¼ cup of butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add onion and next 4 ingredients. Cook stirring until tender. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Melt remaining butter in same saucepan over medium heat add flour stirring until smooth. Cook one minute.
• Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly. Stir in Sherry, lemon blend, hot sauce and half and half.
• Reduce heat; stir in crab meat and cook for 5 minutes stirring often.
• Add saved vegetables, stir well and serve immediately.