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DEVILED STUFFED CRAB
Served on local squash & Amite tomato ratatouille, drizzled with Creole meunière
4 - 6 Servings
INGREDIENTS
1/2 lb Unsalted Butter
1 t Garlic, minced
2 stalks Celery, chopped
1/4 c Bell Pepper, chopped
1/4 c Yellow Onion, chopped
1 t Dried Thyme
1 lb Blue Crab Claw Meat
1/4 bunch Green Onion, chopped
2 T Romano Cheese
1/2 c Fresh French Breadcrumbs
1 T Creole Seasoning
Chopped Parsley and Lemon Slices for Garnish
Cleaned Crab Shells
INGREDIENTS FOR RATATOUILLE
1 each Squash
1 each Zucchini
1 each Red Onion
1 each Eggplant (small)
3 each Tomatoes
1 c Vegetable Juice
1 c Fresh Tender Herbs (ie: parsley, basil, sage)
To taste Kosher Salt & Cracked Black Pepper
METHOD
  • Melt the butter in a medium sauté pan.
  • Add the garlic, celery, bell pepper, onion and thyme, and sauté until tender.
  • Fold in the crabmeat and green onion.
  • Cook for five more minutes.
  • Combine the Romano cheese, breadcrumbs and Creole seasoning.
  • Spoon the crabmeat stuffing into clean crab shells and sprinkle with the breadcrumb topping.
  • Bake at 350° for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • METHOD
  • Cut the vegetables into uniform shapes (ie: batonnet or cubes).
  • Sauté just until tender, then stir in the vegetable juice and fresh herbs.
  • Season to taste.
  • INGREDIENTS FOR MEUNIÈRE SAUCE
    1 each Lemon, peeled and quartered
    1/2 c Worcestershire Sauce
    1/2 c Hot Pepper Sauce
    1/4 c Heavy Whipping Cream
    1 lb Butter, cold, cut into small cubes
    To taste Kosher Salt and White Pepper
    METHOD
  • Combine the lemon,Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce in a heavy saucepot.
  • Reduce over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wire whisk until mixture becomes thick and syrupy.
  • Whisk in the heavy whipping cream.
  • Reduce heat to low and slowly blend in the butter one cube at a time, adding additional butter only after previously added butter has completely incorporated into the sauce.
  • Remove from heat and continue to stir.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Strain through a fine strainer and keep warm.
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