Windswept Crab Au Gratin Recipe Recipe For Banana

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.

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.

BANANAS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Combine the cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla, lemon rind and lemon juice in a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Spread the blended cheese mixture in a shallow 7-by-12-inch glass baking dish or put 1/4 cup of the mixture into each of 8 individual au gratin dishes.
• Thinly slice the bananas, and spread the slices evenly on top of the cheese mixture.
• If using individual dishes, put half a sliced banana on top of each serving.
• Sprinkle the top evenly with the graham-cracker crumbs and then sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
• Place under the broiler until hot and lightly browned.

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.

SIMPLE AND SINFUL CRAB AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400°F.
• Flake the white crabmeat and combine with the brown crabmeat in a bowl and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking for one minute. In a separate pan, gently heat the double cream.
• Remove the butter and flour mixture from the heat and whisk in the heated cream. Return to the heat, gently bring to a boil, then simmer, whisking for a minute or two until thickened.
• Add three quarters of the cheese, the cayenne and paprika and two-thirds of the crab. Season with a little bit of salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Divide the remaining crabmeat between six ramekins. Top with the creamy crab and cheese mixture, and sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
• Place the ramekins onto a baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until bubbling hot and golden.
• Serve the crab au gratin with triangles of toasted fresh bread or rounds of ciabatta and a simple green herb salad.

TONY'S CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Saute green onions, celery and mushrooms in butter, set aside.
• Start white sauce:
• Melt butter in heavy saucepan.
• Blend in flour, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Remove from heat and add milk a little at a time.
• Season to taste and cook on low heat until thick and bubbly.
• Add White sauce, crabmeat, salt and pepper.
• Place in greased baking dish and top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
• Serve with salad and bread for a quick easy and TASTY dinner! Can be served with a sliced small baguette or other bread as an appetizer!