Seafood Stuffed Potato

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.

SEAFOOD-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes; place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 18-22 minutes or until tender, turning once. Let stand for 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle., Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Set aside., Cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving thin shells., In a small bowl, mash the pulp with sour cream. Stir in the crabmeat, milk, parsley, salt, pepper and reserved vegetable mixture. Spoon mixture into potato shells. Place on a baking sheet. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

SHRIMP STUFFED TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Precook the potatoes in the oven or on the grill.
• Once your potatoes are cooked, allow them to cool until you can handle them. (this took at least 25 minutes for me)
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Slice each potato in half and scoop out the insides of each half. Leave a wall of the potato flesh (about a ¼ inch of potato) attached to the skin.
• Place the scooped out flesh into a bowl.
• Add the butter, sour cream, cheese, garlic, onion, paprika, basil and salt and pepper (to taste) to the bowl with the potatoes. Mix ingredients together until they are well-combined.
• Fold the shrimp into the potato mixture, mixing gently.
• Spoon the potato/shrimp mixture into the potato skins. Don't overfill, or they will drip out all over the place during cooking. Trust me. haha
• Sprinkle a small amount of shredded cheese on the top of the potatoes before putting them in the oven.
• Bake potatoes for 20 minutes or potatoes are heated through and cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately.

SEAFOOD STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash, scrub, and dry the potatoes well.
• Poke small holes all over the potatoes using a fork to vent.
• Now, you can either wrap them in foil and bake them on 400 F for 40-50 mins. Or you can wrap them individually in paper towels and microwave them one at a time using the "potato" setting on your microwave. *
• When the potatoes are done, carefully cut a split down the middle of a potato. Do NOT cut through the other (or under) side of the potato's skin.
• Scoop the insides of the potatoes out and place it into a bowl; reserve the potato skins and keep them intact.
• Add in the cream cheese, chives, garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix well, cover to keep warm, and set aside.
• Add the shrimp and crawfish into a bowl
• Season the shrimp with 1 TBS of Cajun seasoning, 1 TBS onion powder and 1 TBS liquid crab boil.
• In a saucepan, melt 4 TBS of butter and add in the garlic
• Sauté the garlic for 30 secs.
• Add in the shrimp and crawfish and sauté until the shrimp are cooked; about 4-5 mins.
• Remove and set aside
• Pour the liquid left in the pot into a cup and reserve
• In the same pot, melt the remaining butter.
• When the butter melts, whisk in the flour
• Mix until the flour is no longer visible; about 1 min
• Pour in the reserved seafood liquid
• Pour in the half and half while whisking.
• Bring it to a low simmer
• Stir in 1 TBS of Cajun seasoning and 1 TBS of onion powder
• When the sauce starts to thicken, stir in all remaining cheeses.
• When the cheese melts, add in the seafood and stir.
• Once the seafood is hot turn off the heat.
• Spoon the potato mixture evenly onto the reserved potato skins
• Sprinkle mozzarella evenly on each potato
• Ladle the seafood sauce over the potatoes
• Garnish with chives or green onions
• Enjoy!

TWICE-BAKED CAJUN SHRIMP STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Wash and dry the potatoes and prick with a fork several times to allow steam to escape while cooking. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake until tender, about 1 hour.
• While the potatoes are cooking, cook the shrimp mixture. Melt butter over medium heat in a skillet. Add in onions, celery and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add in half of the green onions, Cajun seasoning, hot sauce and stir to combine. Add in chopped shrimp and cook until opaque. Set aside.
• Once the potatoes are done, let them cool enough to handle. Slice off the top 1/3 of each potato and gently scoop the flesh and place into a bowl, leaving about a 1/4" border of potato still attached to the skin. Scoop out the flesh from the potato tops and add to the bowl; discard the skin from the tops.
• Mash the scooped out potatoes with 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, the remaining green onions (reserve a little for garnish if you like), and sour cream. You could stop here, but I like to use a hand mixer for just a minute to get the potatoes extraly smooth and delicious.
• Gently fold in the cheese, then the shrimp mixture. Taste, and adjust salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning as needed. Pile the shrimp mixture as high as you can back into the potato shells, being careful not to break them. Sprinkle with any remaining cheese. Place the potatoes back in the oven on a baking sheet and bake until heated through, about 20-25 minutes. Garnish with green onions.

RICH AND CHEESY SHRIMP-STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F. Rinse the potatoes and prick several times with a fork.
• Place potatoes in the microwave and cook on high for about 10 minutes or until potatoes are fully cooked (or you can also cook them in an oven all the way through).
• Cut each potato in half lengthwise.
• Scoop out the potato flesh into a medium mixing bowl. Set potato skin shells on a baking sheet.
• Sauté the shrimp scampi in a large skillet over medium heat for 6 to 7 minutes (follow package directions). The shrimp should be almost fully cooked.
• Remove the shrimp from the skillet with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Pour the scampi sauce from the pan into a mixing bowl with the innards of the potatoes. Mash the scampi sauce with the potato.
• Add the cheese, sour cream, and shrimp. Stir to incorporate. Add black pepper to taste.
• Scoop potato and shrimp mixture into the four potato skin shells. Place them on the baking sheet, and bake stuffed potatoes for 10 to 15 minutes until thoroughly heated.
• Plate and garnish with fresh dill, serve hot.

SHRIMP STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• Begin by washing potatoes, drying them, and gently pricking them with a fork on the sides. Coat each potato with vegetable oil, place on foil covered pan, and bake for approximately 1 hour.
• Place the butter in a large bowl. Remove the potatoes from the oven and slice the top third off of each potato. Gently scoop out the potato and place in the bowl. Using a mixer on high, mix the potatoes, butter, sour cream, salt and pepper. Fold in the shrimp and cheese into the mixture. Gently stuff the mixture back into the potato shells, making sure not to break them. Pile the mixture as high as you can on top of the potato shells. Sprinkle each potato with cheese and paprika for color. Bake in the oven for approximately 20 to 30 minutes until browned on top.

SHRIMP STUFFED TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wash potatoes, then dry them and gently prick with a fork on the sides.
• Coat each potato with vegetable oil, place on foil-covered pan, and bake for approximately 1- 1 1/2 hours until cooked through.
• Place the butter in a large bowl.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven and slice each potato in half.
• Gently scoop out the potato and place in the bowl.
• Using a mixer on high, mix the potatoes, butter, sour cream, salt and pepper.
• Fold the shrimp and both cheeses into the mixture.
• Gently stuff the mixture back into the potato shells, making sure not to break them.
• Pile the mixture as high as you can on top of the potato shells.
• Sprinkle each potato with cheese and paprika for color.
• Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes until browned on top.

SHRIMP-STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Scrub potatoes and dry.
• Place potatoes directly on the center oven rack and bake for 1 hour. During the last 20 minutes of baking time, make the sauce.
• Combine 2 cups milk and heavy cream in a microwave-safe container and microwave on high power for 45 seconds; set aside.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until bubbly. Stir in garlic, salt, pepper, and nutmeg and cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Stir in flour and cook, stirring continually, until the flour mixture is bubbly. Stir in hot milk and cream, and cook, stirring continually, until mixture comes to a boil, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses until melted, about 1 minute. If the sauce is too thick, stir in more milk, in 2 tablespoon increments, until sauce reaches the desired consistency.
• To assemble, cut open each potato and gently flake the flesh of each potato with a fork. Place 1/4 of cooked shrimp on top of each potato and cover with sauce. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

LOBSTER-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F; position an oven rack in the middle of the oven.
• Poke holes in the potatoes, then place them on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until just soft, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the lobsters in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes-this will put the lobsters to sleep and calm them down so they're not so acrobatic when you try to finish them off. Fill a large pot with water and add enough salt so the water tastes like seawater, then bring to a boil. Fill a very large bowl with ice and water.
• Working with one lobster at a time, in one decisive motion, plunge a chef's knife into and all the way through the lobster's head so the head is halved vertically-this kills it quickly. Break down the lobster by removing the claws and the tail. Discard the lobster carcasses or save them to make lobster stock later.
• Add the lobster tails to the boiling water and cook for 3 minutes, then add the claws and cook for an additional 6 to 7 minutes. Remove the lobster from the boiling water and set aside. Once cool, crack the claws and tails and remove the meat. Quarter the tails lengthwise and chop. Cut the claw meat in half and chop it into pieces the same size as the tail meat.
• Let the potatoes cool slightly; leave the oven on. Carefully, without breaking the skin, slice the potatoes in half and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Reserve for later.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat and cook until the milk solids sink to the bottom of the pan and turn hazelnut brown and the butter starts to smell nutty, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the rosemary and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the scallions and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the scooped potato flesh, salt and pepper to the saucepan and stir to combine. Add the chopped lobster, creme fraiche and 3/4 cup of the Gruyere. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Spoon the potato-lobster mixture into the potato shells and place them in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan or on a quarter-sheet tray. Sprinkle the potatoes with the remaining 1/4 cup Gruyere and bake until the potatoes are hot and bubbling, 12 to 15 minutes. Top with the scallions, and serve.

CHEESY SHRIMP-STUFFED TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
• Slice off the top 1/3 of each baked potato. Use a spoon to scoop out all of the pulp from the potatoes and the tops, and place in a large mixing bowl. Set the emptied potato shells and tops onto a baking sheet.
• Add softened butter to the potato pulp; mix on medium to high speed until well combined. Then blend in sour cream, salt, and pepper.
• Roughly chop all but 4 shrimp. Stir chopped shrimp into the potato mixture with the Cheddar cheese until combined, then spoon it into the potato shells, molding it high. Add any overflow that won't fit into the top pieces. Slice 4 remaining shrimp in half lengthwise and arrange 2 pieces on top of each filled potato.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, filling is heated through, and top is lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.

TWICE-BAKED SHRIMP STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Cover a baking sheet or pan with aluminum foil.
• Begin by washing the potatoes, drying them and gently pricking them with a fork on the sides. Coat each potato with vegetable oil, place on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 1 hour.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven and slice the top third off of each potato. Gently scoop out the potato and place in a large bowl. Place the butter in the bowl. Using a mixer on high, mix together, and then add the sour cream and salt and pepper to taste.
• Chop the shrimp into large pieces. Fold in the shrimp and cheese into the mixture. Gently stuff the mixture back into the potato shells, making sure not to break them. Pile the mixture as high as you can on top of the potato shells. Sprinkle each potato with more cheese and some paprika for color. Bake in the oven until browned on top, 20 to 25 minutes.

STUFFED LOUISIANA POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400°F. Wash potatoes and rub with oil. Place directly on oven rack, bake about one hour or until soft when squeezed.
• Cut thin slice off top of each potato lengthwise. Scoop out insides and place in bowl, leaving thin shell. With mixer, or by hand, mash potato flesh with butter and sour cream. Add hot sauce and season to taste. Add remaining ingredients except paprika, mixing gently.
• Spoon potato mixture into empty shells and sprinkle with paprika. Bake 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and potatoes are heated.