Crab Or Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms Food

CRAB MEAT STUFFED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Peel shrimp leaving tails and slice down middle deveining as you go.
• Lay on greased cookie sheet to form a circle with the tail pointing up.
• (Fan the tail out for beauty and handle) Mix first 7 ingredients and gently fold into crabmeat.
• Place a spoonful of crabmeat mixture on top of the circle.
• Top with fresh parmesan (optional) Place cookie sheet in 350 degree oven for 15 minutes, remove with spatula to serving tray, Serve immediately.
• Also, try stuffing mushrooms which only take 10-15 minutes in the oven, same temp.
• To prepare for a party, prepare trays, cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator, then just place in oven when ready and serve in 15 minutes!
• Having medium shrimp saves money and makes more of a finger-food size.
• I've made extra and frozen some to be used as side dishes.
• If you can't get seafood where you live, you can order all supplies from a seafood place in Florida- Joe Patti's Seafood online.
• Even mid-westerners can enjoy a special fresh seafood treat.

CRAB OR SHRIMP STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery. Saute until softens, about 5 minutes. Add cream cheese to soften.
• Place in a medium bowl; mix in shrimp and or crab meat, garlic, lemon juice, thyme, paprika, and panko. Season filling to taste with salt and pepper. Arrange mushrooms, rounded side down, on oiled baking sheet. Generously mound filling in mushrooms.
• Sprinkle cheese.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Bake mushrooms until tender about 20 minutes. Serve hot.

THE BEST SEAFOOD STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place cream cheese, egg yolk, 1 tablespoon bread crumbs, green onion, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a mixer. Mix until smooth and evenly blended. Fold in the snow crab and shrimp. Stuff the mushrooms with this mixture, and press into the remaining bread crumbs to coat. Place onto baking sheet stuffing-side-up once coated.
• Bake in preheated oven until the mushrooms have softened slightly, 12 to 14 minutes. Set oven to Broil, and broil mushrooms for a few minutes until the tops are golden and bubbly.

CRAB STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F.
• Thoroughly combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl except mushrooms and crab. If mixing is too difficult, microwave for 30 seconds and continue mixing. Gently fold in crab meat.
• Place mushrooms on a baking sheet. Stuff each mushroom with filling, distributing evenly between mushrooms. Gently spray mushrooms with cooking spray to prevent from drying out (optional; can also baste with melted butter).
• Bake mushrooms for 20 minutes or until filling is heated through and mushrooms are cooked completely. Enjoy immediately or at room temperature.

SHRIMP-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Remove stems from mushrooms; chop enough stems to measure 3/4 cup, discard remaining stems. Place mushroom caps in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan, stem side up. Bake 10 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add red pepper, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and chopped stems; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add cream cheese; cook and stir until melted. Stir in shrimp and bread crumbs., Drain liquid from caps; fill with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until mushrooms are tender and filling is heated through. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

EMERIL'S CHILDHOOD FAVORITE: CRABMEAT-STUFFED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a large baking dish and set aside.
• Place the crabmeat in a large bowl and season with the Essence. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• In a large skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the parsley and the garlic, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Add the cooled vegetables to the crabmeat and toss to combine. Add the mayonnaise, egg, lemon juice, Worcestershire and hot sauce and stir gently with a large wooden spoon. Add 1 cup of the cracker crumbs, the salt, and pepper, and stir gently, being careful not to break up the crabmeat.
• Mound about 2 tablespoons of the crabmeat stuffing into each shrimp, press gently to close, and place, stuffed sides up, in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of the flaky, buttery cracker crumbs over the stuffed shrimp and drizzle with the remaining melted butter. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
• While the shrimp are baking, heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring continuously, for 1 minute. Add the kale and saute until the kale is just wilted, about 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place the kale on 4 plates. Remove the shrimp from the oven and divide among plates, on top of the kale. Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges. Serve immediately.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

BUTTON MUSHROOMS STUFFED WITH CRAB AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter two 9x13-inch casserole dishes.
• Prepare mushrooms: Stem button mushrooms and mince stems; reserve 1/4 cup minced stems for filling. Set aside.
• Heat oil and butter in a small pan over medium heat. Saute onion, celery, bell pepper, wine, 1/3 teaspoon seafood seasoning, and 1/3 teaspoon dill in the hot pan until vegetables are soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl; let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Stir crabmeat, shrimp, and crushed crackers into the vegetable filling mixture. Generously stuff each stemmed mushroom with filling mixture. Place mushrooms into the prepared casserole dishes.
• Combine melted butter, garlic, wine, and lemon juice for scampi sauce in small bowl. Pour 1/2 of the sauce over the mushrooms; reserve remaining sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Pour remaining scampi sauce over mushrooms. Increase oven temperature to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Bake for an additional 15 minutes.
• Top each mushroom with small amounts of Cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Return to the oven and bake until cheeses are melted, 5 to 7 minutes.

CRAB STUFFED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F/190℃.
• Line a baking dish with foil or parchment paper and spray with a nonstick cooking spray.
• Place crabmeat in a large bowl and season it with creole seasoning. Alternatively, you can use just salt and pepper to season it.
• Add the egg and mayonnaise and mix lightly, then cover and refrigerate the mixture while preparing the other ingredients.
• Add butter to a skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, minced garlic, green onions, celery, red pepper, parsley, and creole seasoning as soon as it melts. Sauté for about 3-5 minutes and then transfer to a bowl. Rest until cool.
• While the sauteed veggies cool, crush the crackers until they have a fine crumb texture.
• Once the sauteed veggies are cool, start adding the cream cheese, crushed crackers, sauteed veggies, and parmesan into the crabmeat mixture. Gently fold in all the ingredients until it's thoroughly mixed.
• Test the mixture and add salt and pepper as needed.
• Place shrimp on a cutting board and cut a slit in the underside of the shrimp about ¾ deep, stopping at the tail so they can lie tail-side up.
• Season the shrimp lightly with creole seasoning and salt if you desire.
• Use a spoon to stuff each shrimp with 1-2 tablespoons of crabmeat.
• Carefully place the shrimp in your prepared baking dish, stuffed side up, and then spray them with cooking spray.
• Bake until golden brown for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and serve right away.