Cajun Crab Poppers Food

CAJUN CRAB STUFFED JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, Cajun seasoning, garlic powder, and cheddar cheese.
• Add bacon, green onions, and crab and gently stir in.
• Cut each jalapeno in half. Scoop out the seeds and white membrane.
• Stuff jalapenos with cream cheese mixture and place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

CAJUN CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Flake the crabmeat into a large bowl and add the bread crumbs, mustard, hot sauce, Cajun seasoning, eggs and onion. Mix well but don't overwork or the cakes will be mealy. Divide the mixture into 16 balls and flatten slightly to form the cakes. (The recipe can be made to this point and the cakes can be refrigerated overnight or frozen for up to 1 week.)
• Pour 1/2-inch of vegetable oil into a medium saucepan and heat over medium-high. When oil is hot, fry the cakes in batches until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Keep warm in a low oven until ready to serve.
• Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.

CAJUN CRAB POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, beat the first 5 ingredients until blended. Stir in shredded cheese, crab and bacon. Cut jalapenos in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Spoon filling into pepper halves. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle with additional parsley.,

CAJUN JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Halve the jalapenos leaving the stem attached, de-vein and seed them.
• Setting the halved jalapenos and bread crumbs aside, mix all of the other ingredients together.
• Take your mixture and completely fill the jalepeno cavities to their brim and set aside.
• Put bread crumbs on a flat plate.
• Take jalapeno halves, one at a time, and roll cheese side only in bread crumbs and place cheese/crumb side up on a baking pan Once completed if you like a thick crumb layer, you can repeat this step.
• If you do not intend to bake finished product skip the rolling part and just lightly sprinkle the top of the jalepenos with the bread crumbs.
• Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until mixture starts to bubble.
• I like to refrigerate at least 1 hour prior to baking Sometimes I prepare the day before, cover and refrigerate.
• Serve warm, room temperature or chilled with any or all of the recommended sauces.

CRAB STUFFED BAKED JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 2. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. 3. Slice the jalapenos in half and scoop out the seeds, membranes and other insides. 4. In a food processor or blender, add the butter crackers and pulse until they resemble fine crumbs (the same consistency as bread crumbs.) You can also crush crackers by hand using a potato masher, fork or your hands. Transfer cracker crumbs to a shallow bowl. 5. In a separate bowl, mix together cream cheese and both types of shredded cheese until combined. 6. Add lemon juice, Worcestershire and spices to the cream and shredded cheese mixture. Stir to incorporate. 7. Add diced red peppers to the cheese mixture and stir to combine. 8. Fold crab meat into cheese mixture. Set aside. 9. In another bowl, whisk together two eggs and set aside. 10. Stuff each jalapeno pepper half with cheese and crab mixture. Make sure you don't overstuff the peppers or they will explode in the oven! 11. Dip each stuffed pepper half completely into the egg mixture, then roll each pepper in the crushed crackers and place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with each pepper half. 12. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the peppers are tender, the cracker topping is browned and the cheese is bubbly. 13. To add a little extra crisp to your baked jalapeno poppers, broil for about 3 minutes. 14. Serve while the baked jalapeno poppers are hot!

CAJUN CRAB STUFFED PEPPERONCINI

Steps:

• Cut the stem end off the pepperoncini and carefully scrape out the seeds. Set aside.
• Beat the cream cheese in the bowl of a mixer with the paddle attachment. Add the crab and continue to mix. Add the Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and thyme and mix until blended. Place the mixture into a pastry bag and pipe into the seeded pepperoncini. Dip the cream cheese end of the pepperoncini in the chopped parsley before serving and transfer directly to a serving tray.