Phillips Crab Au Gratin Recipe Recipes Recipe For Zucchini

CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler to high.
• Melt two tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and blend well. Do not brown. Add the milk and cook, stirring with a whisk, until blended and smooth. Season with cayenne pepper, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Add the cream, bring to a boil and simmer briefly about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in half of the sherry, beat in the egg yolk well and remove from heat.
• Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook them briefly until wilted. Add the crab meat and cook briefly, stirring gently. Sprinkle with the remaining sherry.
• Spoon the crab meat into a baking dish and smooth over with a spatula. Cover with the hot sauce and spoon it over with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Place the dish under the broiler until golden brown and bubbling hot.

CRAB AU GRATIN SPREAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in the flour, salt and paprika until smooth. Gradually add the cream, milk and wine. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the crab, mushrooms and chives; heat through. Stir in cheese just until melted., Transfer to a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over crab mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with crackers.

CREAMY CRAB AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spray 3-quart saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Cook mushrooms and celery in saucepan about 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until celery is tender. Stir in broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• In small bowl, beat half-and-half, flour and pepper sauce with wire whisk until smooth; stir into vegetable mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in crabmeat.
• Spoon crabmeat mixture into baking dish. Top with bread crumbs. Bake uncovered about 15 minutes or until heated through.

CAJUN CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking dish. In a bowl, whip together the egg yolks and heavy cream.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute the onion and celery about 5 minutes. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and Creole seasoning. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very tender.
• Mix the flour into the saucepan, and cook and stir continuously for 5 minutes. Mix in the egg yolk mixture. Stir in the 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese and American cheese until melted. Remove from heat and fold in the crabmeat. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned. Remove from heat and top with the sharp Cheddar cheese and green onions. Allow the cheese to melt before serving.

CRAB AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Crumble crackers between waxed paper with a rolling pin. Reserve just enough crumbs and cheese to top the casserole.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large heavy skillet.
• Add onion and saut for about 5 minutes or until golden.
• Slowly add flour, stirring constantly over low heat.
• When flour is blended, gradually add hot milk (scalded) and blend with a whip.
• Continue stirring over low heat until the sauce begins to thicken.
• Add salt, pepper, and sherry, and continue stirring in a bowl.
• Mix crab meat, sauce, and the extra cracker crumbs and cheese.
• Place in a lightly greased baking dish.
• Sprinkle reserved cracker crumbs and cheese on the top of the casserole.
• Dot the top with the remaining 4 tablespoons butter.
• Bake uncovered at 350°F for about 15 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

SEAFOOD AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly butter 8 small baking dishes.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Saute shrimp and scallops until firm, about 5 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add chicken broth and raise heat to high. Stir until thickened. Mix in shallots, mushrooms and wine. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Arrange shrimp, scallops and crab in the bottom of prepared dishes. Pour sauce over seafood and cover with cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 12 t o15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

KING CRAB AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Defrost the crabmeat.
• Melt the butter in saucepan.
• Stir in the flour and keep stirring until smooth.
• Gradually add milk, cream, and the chicken broth.
• Keep stirring over a low heat to keep the sauce smooth and you want it to thicken.
• Now add your cheese, mushrooms, onion, salt, paprika, and wine.
• Stir the mixture until the cheese is melted.
• Now stir in the crabmeat gently.
• Pour mixture into a well greased 1 1/2 qt/ casserole.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs over the top.
• Bake at 400* for about 10-15 min.
• or until the top is golden brown.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.