Crab Mashed Potatoes Food

CRAB-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 425° for 45-55 minutes or until tender. When cool enough to handle, halve potatoes lengthwise. Carefully scoop out pulp into a bowl, leaving a thin shell. Set shells aside. Beat or mash potato pulp with butter, cream, salt and pepper until smooth. Using a fork, stir in onions or chives and cheese. Gently mix in crab. Stuff shells. Sprinkle with paprika. Return to the oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.

CRAB MASHED POTATO (COARSELY)

Steps:

• Bake potato in microwave until tender. Let it sit for a minute or two.
• Put the potato in a bowl and break it with a fork until it is coarsely mashed. Add all of the other ingredients and mix together or mash together. Put in the microwave for about 1 to 2 more minutes.

LOUISIANA JUMBO LUMP CRAB CAKES WITH ROASTED CORN AND CHIPOTLE MASHED POTATOES WITH REMOULADE AND CHIPOTLE HONEY

Steps:

• Mashed Potatoes: Place potatoes in boiling, salted water and cook until soft, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain. While the potatoes are cooking, combine the hot milk and melted butter. In a small saute pan, add the oil and heat. Add the corn and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the milk mixture to the drained potatoes with the chipotle puree and sauteed corn and mash. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside and keep warm.
• Mix the crabmeat, garlic, mayonnaise, and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions.
• Place the flour in a shallow dish or bowl. Place the eggs in a separate bowl, and the bread crumbs in a separate bowl. Dredge each crab cake in the flour, then the egg, then the bread crumbs, shaking off any excess. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
• Melt 1/2 of the butter in a large saute pan. Add the crab cakes in batches and cook until golden brown on both sides, adding more butter as necessary.
• Place potatoes in center of plate. Stack crab cakes onto mashed potatoes. Drizzle chipotle honey and basil oil around plate. Place a dollop of remoulade sauce on top of crab cakes.
• Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
• Chipotle Honey:
• 4 ounces honey
• 1 ounce chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, pureed
• Combine the honey with the chipotle puree
• Blanch the basil leaves in boiling water for 10 seconds. Drain and plunge in a water bath. Dry the leaves well and place in a blender. Add the garlic and puree with oil until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender until smooth.

KILLER CRAB AND POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water for 6-7 minutes, until tender; drain, then scatter potatoes across a large, flat surface to cool and dry for 5 minutes; then transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Make a paste with the garlic and salt; add it to the potatoes along with the parsley, thyme, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes.
• Add crab and Old Bay seasoning to potatoes; combine the mixture gently.
• Form 4 super-size 4-5 inch killer crab cakes.
• Place the bread crumbs on a plate; coat the crab cakes on both sides with crumbs to set them.
• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium to med-high heat; add the cakes and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, until deeply golden; serve immediately.

CRISPY POTATO CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Microwave potatoes as directed on package; place in large bowl. (Do not mash.) Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp. oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add yellow onions, peppers and celery; cook 8 to 10 min. or until tender and lightly browned, stirring frequently. Add Worcestershire sauce and seafood seasoning; cook and stir 1 min. Remove from heat.
• Add mayo, parsley, mustard, garlic powder and 1 egg to potatoes; mash until potato mixture is smooth and well blended. Add cooked onion mixture, crabmeat and green onions; mix well. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Shape crabmeat mixture into 20 patties. Place flour and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Whisk remaining eggs in third shallow bowl until blended. Dip crab patties, 1 at a time, in flour, then eggs, then bread crumbs, turning to evenly coat both sides of each patty with each ingredient. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet.
• Melt 1-1/2 Tbsp. butter with 1 Tbsp. of the remaining oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add 5 crab patties; cook 3 min. on each side or until firm and golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining butter, oil and crab patties.

POTATO-CRAB CAKES WITH LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, egg, 1 tablespoon bread crumbs, onion, parsley, lime juice, salt and pepper. Gently stir in the crab. Shape into 12 patties., In a shallow bowl, combine flour and remaining bread crumbs. Coat patties with crumb mixture., In an electric skillet, heat 1/4 in. of oil to 375°., Fry crab cakes, a few at a time, for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Combine the butter, lime juice and zest. Serve with crab cakes.

BAKED POTATOES WITH CRAB, JALAPEñO AND MINT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Scrub potatoes under running water; dry them, and rub the skin of each with the oil and a little salt. Pierce the skin of each in three or four places with the tines of a fork.
• Place the potatoes in the oven, and roast for 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the size of the potatoes, until they offer no resistance when a knife is inserted in their centers.
• While the potatoes are baking, lightly toss the crab meat in a bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil, shredded mint, diced jalapeño and sour cream.
• When the potatoes are done, remove them from the oven, slice them open down the middle and use a spoon to scrape out their flesh into a bowl. Add the butter, salt and pepper and mash to combine. Spoon the mixture back into the empty jackets, place on a baking sheet, top with the crab-meat mixture and shower with cheese. Return to the oven for approximately 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and golden.