Brioche Crab Melts Food

BRIOCHE-CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Spread the cut sides of the brioche or dinner rolls with the unsalted butter (or truffle butter) and set on a baking sheet, cut sides up.
• Broil the rolls 6 inches from the heat, until toasted.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 400°F degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix the mayonnaise, red onion, parsley, lime juice, apple and hot sauce and season with salt and pepper; fold in the crabmeat.
• Set the top halves of the rolls aside.
• Top the bottoms with the crab salad and sprinkle with the Gruyere.
• Bake in the upper third of the oven until the cheese is melted.
• Close the crab melts and serve.

CRAB MELT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• If using king crab legs, split them lengthwise and cut crosswise into 4-inch lengths. Arrange legs, shell sides down, on a steamer rack set over a kettle of simmering water and steam, covered, 7 to 10 minutes, or until heated through. Remove rack from heat and let crab stand, covered, until just cool enough to handle. Working over a bowl, with a fork extract crab meat from shells, discarding cartilage and allowing juices to accumulate in bowl. Using your fingers, separate crab meat into large shreds. (If using lump crab meat, put in a bowl but do not shred.) Add 1 tablespoon lime juice and toss to combine.
• In a small bowl whisk together remaining tablespoon lime juice, mayonnaise, and mustard until smooth. Pour sauce over crab and toss to coat. Season crab mixture with salt and pepper and chill, covered, 30 minutes.
• Lightly toast brioche or challah and with a 3 1/4-inch round cutter cut out rounds. Lightly butter toast. Spoon one fourth crab mixture into a 1/2-cup measure. Holding a toast round on top of mixture in measure, invert crab onto round and set on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat procedure with remaining crab mixture and rounds and sprinkle 1 tablespoon Parmesan over each sandwich. Broil sandwiches about 3 inches from heat until cheese is melted and golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve sandwiches with lime wedges and garnish with chives.