Crab Egg And Brie Souffles With Chive Sauce Recipes

SLOW SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH CRABMEAT AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat in small pan and pour in eggs. With a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir the eggs constantly, lifting up as they start to cook to keep the uncooked eggs on the bottom of the pan. This process takes much patience and a lot more time than regular scrambled eggs. Keep stirring until eggs, finally start to thicken and become creamy in texture. You should not be able to discern any big pieces, just one homogenous mixture. When eggs are cooked, but still creamy, stir in 2 more tablespoons butter, and season with salt and pepper. While eggs are finishing, melt the teaspoon of butter in another pan and gently warm up the crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper and mix in the chives. Divide the eggs among 4 ramekins, egg shells or toast points and top with the warm crabmeat. This dish is even more heavenly with the addition of minced or shaved truffles. Or substitute wild mushroom for the crabmeat.;
• WILD MUSHROOMS:
• Saute mushrooms lightly in butter. Season with salt and pepper. Serve over eggs.;

CHIVE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, lightly beat the egg whites and egg. Add 3/4 cup bread crumbs, chives, flour, pepper sauce, baking powder, salt and pepper; mix well. Fold in crab. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. , Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop crab mixture by scant 1/4 cupfuls into crumbs. Gently coat and shape into 1/2-in.-thick patties. , In a large nonstick skillet, cook crab cakes in oil in batches over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. If desired, serve with lemon wedges.

CHEDDAR-CRAB SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Thaw crabmeat, save juices. Blend with cheese. Set aside.
• Saute green onions in butter until soft but not browned.
• Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Add half-and-half. Cook, stirring, over moderate heat until mixture thickens. Add cayenne and juices.
• Stir in the egg yolks. Blend in crabmeat and cheese.
• Whip egg whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar and continue whipping until whites form stiff peaks.
• Fold a portion of the whites into the sauce to lighten it. Foild entire amount of whites into the sauce carefully.
• Pour into a buttered 2-quart souffle dish. Bake at 375 degrees fro 45 minute.
• Good served with marinated broccoli salad, hot rolls or french bread.

CARIBBEAN CRAB SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 8 cup souffle dish.
• Toast coconut in a non-stick skillet over low heat.
• In a medium skillet, melt butter over low heat and add the celery, garlic, curry powder, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper - cook for 3 minutes. Stir in flour until smooth for about 1 minute. Pour in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Set aside and cool slightly. Whisk the egg yolks one at a time into the sauce. Stir in coconut and crab meat.
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites and lemon juice with a mixer until stiff, but not dry. Stir 1/4 of the whites into crab mixture. Quickly and gently fold in the remaining whites. Do not deflate the volume. Transfer mixture to the souffle dish and place it on a rack at the bottom of the oven.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden, puffed and still moist inside.

SHA'S CARIBBEAN CRAB SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Butter a 8 cup souffle dish.
• Toast coconut in a non-stick skillet over low heat.
• In a medium skillet, melt butter over low heat and add the celery, garlic, curry powder, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper - cook for 3 minutes. Stir in flour until smooth for about 1 minute. Pour in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Set aside and cool slightly.
• Whisk the egg yolks one at a time into the sauce. Stir in coconut and crab meat. In medium bowl, beat egg whites and lemon juice with a mixer until stiff, but not dry. Stir 1/4 of the whites into crab mixture. Quickly and gently fold in the remaining whites. Do not deflate the volume.
• Transfer mixture to the souffle dish and place it on a rack at the bottom of the oven. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden, puffed and still moist inside.

CRAB, EGG AND BRIE SOUFFLES WITH CHIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• Souffles:.
• Melt 2 T butter in a medium skillet. Add onion and saute over medium heat 1-2 minutes till translucent.
• Add crabmeat and heat through. Add Brie, cover pan and removed from heat to soften cheese. Set aside.
• in a medium saucepan, melt the remaining 2 T butter. Whisk in flour and salt and cook for 2 minutes. Heat the milk in a separate pan till just ready to boil.
• Gradually add half the milk to the flour mixture, whisking till smooth.
• Stir in remaining milk and heat mixture to boiling, stirring constantly. Allow to thicken 2 minutes and whisk in egg yolks.
• Cook, whisking, for 2 more minutes and remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 375. Beat the whites with an electric mixer till stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• Fold the crab mixture into the hot milk mixture. Gently fold in half the egg whites to lighten the mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites till just combined.
• Butter 6 individual souffle cups (I used custard cups, which worked fine). Make souffle collars by cutting pieces of waxed paper or aluminum foil about 8 inches long each. Butter one side of each collar and wrap it around the top of the cup (you can tie string around this to hold it in place or tape the collar together after wrapping it around).
• Divide the souffle mixture among the 6 cups. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or till puffed and golden brown and set in the middle.
• Remove the collars and serve immediately with chive sauce on the side.
• Chive sauce:.
• Heat lemon juice and creme fraiche till just warm (I did this in the microwave for about 1 minute). Stir in chopped chives.