Crabmeat Au Gratin Recipe John Besh Recipe For Hand

CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat, add the flour and stir until combined and lightly browned. Add the onion and celery to the mixture and cook on low-medium heat until the vegetables are tender.
• Add the evaporated milk, egg yolk, cheese, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper, and stir continuously until the cheese has melted.
• Gently stir in the crab meat and cook on low heat for 5 minutes to heat through. Turn oven broiler on to HIGH. Scoop the mixture into a small oven-safe baking dish and top with reserved Swiss cheese, green onion and paprika.
• Place the baking dish onto a cookie sheet and place under broiler for 5 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and started to turn brown and bubbly. Remove from oven and serve warm with crackers.

CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Melt butter. Add onions, celery, bell pepper and pimiento and saute until soft.
• Stir in flour and blend well.
• Add hot half and half, stirring; cook, stirring until sauce thickens.
• Add wine, salt, and cayenne.
• Spread crabmeat in buttered baking dish; spoon sauce over crabmeat and sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Bake in preheated 375 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until bubbly.

CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, over moderate heat, melt butter, add onions and celery.
• Cook, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and transparent but not brown.
• Stir in the flour, blend well.
• Add milk, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Add pepper, nutmeg, mustard and cheese.
• Take pot away from heat.
• Beat egg yolk and lemon juice.
• Then add crabmeat, mix well.
• Butter baking pan or individual baking dishes.
• Add onion/cheese mixture to baking pan.
• Pour egg mixture over all.
• Combine cheese and breadcrumbs, sprinkle over top of mixture, then add dash of paprika.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes until top is au gratin, brown and crusty.