Crabmeat And Eggs New Orleans Food

NEW ORLEANS CRAB-CAKES

Steps:

• In a big heavy bottomed frying pan saute celery, peppers, onions, scallions in butter and oil. Add oregano, basil and thyme, salt and white pepper. Lastly add parsley and garlic and cook until soft. Leave to cool.
• Finely chop smoked salmon, then flatten it, using the blade of a kitchen knife. Add the salmon to the whipped cream in a large mixing bowl. Add dill and season with salt and white pepper. Add 1/2 of the lemon juice and blend gently with spoon. Add 1 tablespoon of the sauteed vegetables and herbs to the mousse. Fold egg whites into mousse.
• Check the crabmeat for pieces of shell and put in a large clean bowl.
• Season with a handful of bread crumbs, salt, pepper, hot sauce and remaining lemon juice.
• Fold in mousse, taking care not to over mix it. Fold in the rest of the vegetables and herbs and a handful of bread crumbs. Blend it together very carefully with your hands taking care not to break up any of the crabmeat and overwork the mousse.
• Gently work into little cakes and bread them with more bread crumbs. Set aside.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large heavy-bottomed frying pan. Fry the crab cakes until golden brown on each side. Only turn them once after the bottom side is browned.
• Blonde Remoulade:
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons green onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Creole mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning
• 1 teaspoon capers, roughly chopped
• 3 tablespoons parsley leaves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended Crystal's)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Chop all vegetable ingredients. Place in bowl and add remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly then refrigerate.
• Yield: 6 to 8 servings

CRABMEAT AND EGGS NEW ORLEANS

Steps:

• Saute crabmeat in butter about 5 minutes.
• Stir in salt and pepper.
• Spoon a small amount of crabmeat onto English muffins.
• Top each with a poached eggs.
• Spoon New Orleans Cream Sauce over eggs.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• New Orleans Cream Sauce: Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat;add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute;stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk;cook over med. heat, stirrin constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.

SLOW SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH CRABMEAT AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat in small pan and pour in eggs. With a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir the eggs constantly, lifting up as they start to cook to keep the uncooked eggs on the bottom of the pan. This process takes much patience and a lot more time than regular scrambled eggs. Keep stirring until eggs, finally start to thicken and become creamy in texture. You should not be able to discern any big pieces, just one homogenous mixture. When eggs are cooked, but still creamy, stir in 2 more tablespoons butter, and season with salt and pepper. While eggs are finishing, melt the teaspoon of butter in another pan and gently warm up the crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper and mix in the chives. Divide the eggs among 4 ramekins, egg shells or toast points and top with the warm crabmeat. This dish is even more heavenly with the addition of minced or shaved truffles. Or substitute wild mushroom for the crabmeat.;
• WILD MUSHROOMS:
• Saute mushrooms lightly in butter. Season with salt and pepper. Serve over eggs.;

CRABMEAT REMICK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease 6 (4-ounce) ramekins with the butter, place on a baking sheet,.
• and set aside.
• Combine the mayonnaise, chili sauce, green onions, lemon juice, garlic,.
• mustard, vinegar, paprika, and hot sauce in a large bowl and mix well.
• Fold in the crabmeat and mix until well coated with the sauce, being.
• careful not to break up the lumps. Divide the mixture among the prepared.
• dishes and top each portion with 1 tablespoon each of the bacon and.
• cheese. Bake until the crabmeat is hot and the cheese is golden brown on.
• top, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the ramekins to six plates and serve immediately with.
• croutons on the side.
• Mayonnaise:.
• /1 large egg/.
• /1 large egg yolk/.
• /2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice/.
• /1 teaspoon Dijon mustard/.
• /1/2 teaspoon salt/.
• /2 tablespoons water/.
• /1 1/4 cups vegetable oil/.
• /1/4 cup olive oil/.
• /1/8 teaspoon cayenne, optional/.
• Place the egg, egg yolk, lemon juice, mustard, 1 tablespoon of water,.
• and salt in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process on high.
• speed for 20 seconds. With the motor running, pour the oil in a thin.
• stream through the feed tube and process until the mixture begins to.
• thicken. When half of the oil has been incorporated, add the remaining.
• tablespoon of water. With the motor running, add the remaining oil in a.
• thin stream, and process on high until all the oil is incorporated.
• Adjust the seasoning, to taste, with salt and cayenne pepper, if desired.
• Chill and use as needed. (The mayonnaise will keep, stored in an.
• airtight container in the refrigerator, for 24 hours.).
• Large Croutons:.
• /1 (12 to 15-inch) loaf French or Italian bread, cut into 1/4-inch to.
• 1/2-inch slices/.
• /1/4 cup olive oil/.
• /1/4 teaspoon salt/.
• /1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper/.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the bread slices on a large baking sheet and brush 1 side of each.
• slice with the olive oil, then lightly season with the salt and pepper.
• Bake until light golden brown, about 8 minutes.
• Cool slightly on the baking sheet before handling or serving.
• Yield: 12 to 20 croutons.