Creamed Crab Food

CREAMY CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat bacon grease and butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, and parsley until onion is browned, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and pour in stock. Slowly stir in cream, salt, seasoned salt, pepper, chili powder, dill, sugar, and cayenne pepper. Add crab and simmer until flavors combine, about 15 minutes.
• Mix flour with water in a small bowl and pour into the soup. Stir to thicken slightly. Add sherry just before serving.

CREAMED CRAB ON TOAST

Steps:

• In a 1-qt. microwave-safe dish, combine the soup, crab, lemon juice, marjoram and cayenne. Cover and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes or until heated through, stirring once. Serve on toast or biscuits.

CREAMY CRAB DIP WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, milk, salt, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper or Tabasco sauce, to taste. Blend well.
• Gently fold in the chopped crabmeat.
• Cover and refrigerate the crab dip until it is thoroughly chilled.
• If desired, sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning. Serve chilled.

CREAMED CRAB WITH ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Melt butter, stir in flour, and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat. Add onions and parsley and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Gradually stir in cream and heat well. Add wine, salt and peppers. Blend well and simmer stirring constantly. Remove from heat. When mixture is luke warm, add lemon juice.
• Place meat in bottom of 18 X 28-inch baking dish. Spoon a third of the sauce over top. Layer artichokes over sauce, then cover with third of sauce. Add mushrooms, and top with remaining sauce. Bake in 350°F oven 30 to 40 minutes.

CREAMED CRAB ON ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place crabmeat in a steamer basket over boiling water.
• Cover saucepan and steam 3-4 minutes.
• Remove crab from steamer and set aside.
• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• Sauté celery and onion about 8 minutes or until translucent.
• Add mushrooms and sauté another 6 minutes.
• Now, add garlic and saute another 30 seconds.
• Stir in flour and simmer about 5 minutes or until flour turns light brown.
• Combine next 5 ingredients(starting with clam juice through red pepper flakes) in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
• Shake vigorously.
• Add to celery mushroom mixture and simmer about 4 minutes, stirring frequently until sauce boils and begins to thicken.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer another 2 minutes.
• Add crab, sherry, white wine, peas, pimentos and Worcestershire sauce.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer over low heat until hot.
• Serve creamed crab over toasted English muffins, sprinkled with parsley and paprika.
• Serve with a Chenin Blanc, Beaujolais, or Fume Blanc, and a salad of greens and a nice tropical fruit cup.