Crab Crostini Recipes Recipes Recipe For Stuffed

HOT CRAB CROSTINI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°. Place bread slices on large ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops lightly with oil. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until crisp and very light brown.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining ingredients except chives in medium bowl. Spread 1 rounded table-spoonful crabmeat mixture on each bread slice.
• Bake about 5 minutes or until filling is hot and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with chives.

ARCTIC CIRCLE CRAB CROSTINI

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine shaved fennel, onion, sugar and marmalade and cook for 10 minutes over medium-low heat. Set aside to cool to room temperature
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine onion, lime zest and juice, mustard and mayonnaise in a bowl, and then fold crabmeat into the mixture so that it's just combined and the crab is not broken or mashed. Season with salt and pepper, as needed. Arrange bread on a baking sheet. Using a melon baller, or small scoop, spoon seafood mixture onto bread and bake briefly in oven until seafood balls are lightly browned.
• Garnish crab with marmalade and parsley.

CRAB CROSTINI

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the shallot and garlic; saute, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
• Pour in cream and reduce by half, about 10 minutes or so, stirring very frequently.
• Take saucepan off of burner; add in cream cheese and stir until cheese is blended.
• In a small bowl, combine butter and garlic salt; stir until blended.
• Spread garlic butter on baguette slices and top with 1 tablespoon of cooled cream cheese mixture.
• Top each baguette slice with 2 tablespoons of crabmeat and sprinkle with tomato and parsley.
• Add a shake or two of salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• Place baguettes on a baking sheet and bake 7-10 minutes at 400 degrees, or until cream cheese is bubbly and bread is crispy.
• Watch the bottom of the bread carefully so it doesn't burn.
• Serve hot.

STUFFED CRAB

Steps:

• In a skillet over low heat melt the butter, add the onion, yellow pepper, fennel, and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper. Cook slowly for about 6 minutes until all are tender, transfer mixture to a bowl, add bread crumbs, and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• When cooled add crab meat, mayonnaise, lemon zest, lemon juice, tarragon, parsley, scallions, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Mix the ingredients well and stuff the shells. Bake for 25 minutes until warmed through.
• Note: the crabs should be poached in a court boullion made with 2 quarts water, 1 chopped carrot, 1 chopped yellow onion, and 1 chopped celery stalk boiled with 1/2 teaspoon each black peppercorns and coriander seeds. Bring the mixture to a boil and after 10 minutes, add 1 lemon, thinly sliced. Let boil for 10 more minutes, salt the water, and poach the crabs.

CRAB CROSTINI WITH LEMON AND HERBS

Steps:

• With a rubber spatula, mix together the creme fraiche, basil, chives, tarragon, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt in a medium bowl. Add the crabmeat and gently fold it into the herb dressing until the crab is coated and the herbs are evenly distributed. Top each crostini with a tablespoon of the crab mixture.

CRAB AND AVOCADO CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice the bread into 1/2-inch thick slices. Lightly brush the bread slices with the 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Arrange the bread on a baking sheet fitted with a rack and bake until lightly toasted, about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before topping with the crab mixture.
• In a large bowl whisk together the lemon juice, 1/4 cup of olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
• Add the yellow pepper, the avocado, shallot and the crabmeat to the lemon vinaigrette and toss gently, so as to not break up the crabmeat. Top the bread slices with about a tablespoon of the crab mixture and arrange on a serving platter.

SHRIMP AND CRAB CROSTINI

Steps:

• Toast baguette:.
• Lightly brush each side of slice with oil.
• Place in dry skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook on each side until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and place on paper towel.
• Spread:.
• In a bowl, combine 8 oz of shrimp or crab (or a combination of both), red pepper, chives, lime or lemon juice, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, cheese, & Tabasco (if using) and blend well.
• Add kosher salt and black pepper.
• Spread mixture on each slice of toasted baguette.
• Lay a shrimp that you have cut in 2 lengthwise on each baguette and then add a small parsley leaf and serve.
• *Wine recommendation: Sauvignon Blanc.

CRAB AND GOAT CHEESE CROSTINI

Steps:

• In food processor, combine goat cheese, garlic, rosemary, chives and pepper. Stir in crab and peppers.
• Arrange baguette slices on baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 5 minutes, until lightly toasted.
• Spread crab over bread slices and return to oven for 5 minutes, until heated through and cheese is melted. Top with chives.

CROSTINI WITH SPICED CRAB AND SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Bring clam juice to simmer in large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp; cover and simmer until opaque, turning once, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to cutting board; coarsely chop shrimp. Place shrimp in small bowl. Boil cooking liquid until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 2 minutes. Cool.
• Mix onions and next 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Stir in shrimp, cooking liquid and crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill. Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly brush oil over both sides of each bread slice. Arrange bread on baking sheet in single layer. Bake until bread is crisp and golden, about 4 minutes per side. Cool. (Seafood salad and toasts can be made 1 day ahead. Keep seafood salad chilled. Store toasts airtight at room temperature.)
• Spread seafood salad evenly over toasts. Arrange on serving dish. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.

CRAB CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat broiler and line pan with foil.
• Mix stuff.
• Spread on bread.
• Broil.