Crabmeat Au Gratin Recipe John Besh Food

CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Melt butter. Add onions, celery, bell pepper and pimiento and saute until soft.
• Stir in flour and blend well.
• Add hot half and half, stirring; cook, stirring until sauce thickens.
• Add wine, salt, and cayenne.
• Spread crabmeat in buttered baking dish; spoon sauce over crabmeat and sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Bake in preheated 375 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until bubbly.

CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, over moderate heat, melt butter, add onions and celery.
• Cook, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and transparent but not brown.
• Stir in the flour, blend well.
• Add milk, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Add pepper, nutmeg, mustard and cheese.
• Take pot away from heat.
• Beat egg yolk and lemon juice.
• Then add crabmeat, mix well.
• Butter baking pan or individual baking dishes.
• Add onion/cheese mixture to baking pan.
• Pour egg mixture over all.
• Combine cheese and breadcrumbs, sprinkle over top of mixture, then add dash of paprika.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes until top is au gratin, brown and crusty.

CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Saute onions and celery in butter until wilted.
• Blend flour in well with this mixture.
• Pour in milk gradually, stirring constantly.
• Add egg yolks, salt, red and black pepper.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Put crabmeat in a bowl suitable for mixing and pour the cooked sauce over the crabmeat.
• Blend well and then transfer to a lightly greased casserole and sprinkle with grated American Cheese Bake at 375 for 10- 15 minutes or light brown.

NEW ORLEANS CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• In a medium heavy bottomed saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the onions and garlic; sauté for 3-5 min or until vegetables are wilted. Be careful not to brown.
• Sprinkle in the flour, blending well into the mixture.
• Using a wire whisk, add the hot cream into the saucepan, stirring constantly until thick cream sauce is achieved.
• Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Add the white wine, lemon juice, nutmeg, and hot sauce, stir to combine.
• Sprinkle in half of the Cheddar cheese, stirring the mixture constantly.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. If mixture becomes too thick, add a small amount of hot water or whipping cream.
• Place equal parts of the crabmeat in the bottom of 6 au gratin dishes, top with sauce-enough to cover and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 10 min or until cheese is bubbly.
• OR.
• Spread crabmeat on the bottom of an 8-inch baking dish, top with sauce, and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake for 30 min or until cheese is bubbly and melted.

CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease a 12 x 8-inch baking dish.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add flour and stir until well blended. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Add a ladle of milk mixture to beaten egg yolks; stir well. Pour egg mixture into milk mixture in pan. Add salt, cayenne and black pepper; cook, stirring, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Place crabmeat in a medium bowl. Add sauce and mix gently but thoroughly to blend. Spoon into prepared pan. Sprinkle with Cheddar.
• Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes, or until cheese melts and begins to lightly brown.

CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• In a medium skillet melt butter and sauté the onions, pepper and parsley for about 4 minutes.
• Add the flour all at once and stir until combined.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Reduce the heat to simmer.
• Add the softened cream cheese.
• Stir until combined.
• Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the sherry.
• Place the crabmeat in a large greased ovenproof casserole dish and pour the milk mixture over it.
• Fold gently to combine.
• Sprinkle with parmesan, cayenne, and paprika.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling.
• Serve with crackers, toast, or as a casserole.

CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In low heat, saute celery,onions in butter,add green onions& fry slightly.
• Blend in flour,Stirring well.
• Add milk& seasonings, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat when its thickened.
• Cook yolks on low heat (5 min's) stirring or until thickened.
• Remove it from heat: crabmeat is finally put in.
• Pour the whole mixure into a greased casserole; topped with cheese.
• Bake 375 degrees.
• Bake for 20 minutes.