Shrimp Crab Imperial Food

MARYLAND STYLE CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, egg, sugar, old bay, lemon juice and parsley together and blend well, this is your imperial sauce.
• Gently fold crabmeat into, imperial sauce, being careful not to break up crab meat.
• place portions in the baking dish of your choice, using ramekins or small casserole dishes
• Spinkle tops of crab imperial with old bay or paprika.
• Bake in 350-degree oven for 20-25 minutes (top will turn golden brown) or until a thermometer gets an internal reading of 165 degrees
• Allow to cool just a few minutes before serving, it will set and be more flavorful as it cools slightly.

CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Saute green pepper in butter until translucent, but not brown.
• Add to crabmeat, salt and pepper. Stir in mustard, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce. Put in buttered casserole. Top with bread crumbs, a few pats of butter, and sprinkle with crab boil seasoning. Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated 375 degree F. oven.

BAKED CRAB-STUFFED SHRIMP IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Pick through crab meat carefully to remove any bits of shell or cartilage. Mix all Imperial Stuffing ingredients until thoroughly blended.
• Split shrimp along bottom so that shrimp rests flat on pan and tails curl over stuffing. Stuff each shrimp with about 1 1/2 ounces of stuffing. Lay shrimp on a buttered pan or casserole and sprinkle with lemon juice and white wine.
• Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tails curl and stuffing is lightly browned.
• Serve immediately.

SEAFOOD IMPERIAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). 1. Quickly saute shrimp and scallops in 2 T. butter until almost done. 2. In a medium bowl, combine crab meat, shrimp, scallops, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning, salt, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, and beaten egg.. Mix thoroughly. 3. In an 8" pie dish (or 8 individual gratin dishes), spread mixture and lightly coat the entire dish with bread crumbs. Then sprinkle the top with paprika. Dot the dish with the butter. 4. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.

CRAB IMPERIAL (BALTIMORE STYLE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Melt butter in a heavy small saucepot over medium heat. Add shallot and stir until very lightly browned, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• Blend in flour, white pepper and mace and stir 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add half-and-half, egg yolks, dry mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and sherry and cook until thick and smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in mayonnaise, lemon juice and salt, and gently fold crabmeat into sauce, being careful not to break up chunks.
• Fill either shells, oven-proof shells, ramekins, or small oven-proof bowls.
• Sprinkle tops with paprika.
• Place onto a cookie sheet and bake until mixture is bubbling, about 12 to 15 minutes, and serve immediately.

SEAFOOD IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Saute seasoning mix in a little good olive oil until clear.
• Add shrimp, saute 5 minutes; add scallops, saute 2 minutes.
• Add mayo, mustard, and Tony's to taste; simmer about 5 minutes (may be a little liquid).
• Beat egg; add a little liquid from pot to egg, stir well and add mixture to seafood.
• Add about 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and 1/3 cup half and half.
• Mixture may be a little soupy; add just enough bread crumbs to tighten it up.
• Add crabmeat and about 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley; gently stir as to not break up crabmeat.
• Serve in puff pastry shells baked according to package directions.

EASTERN SHORE CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly coat 6 large scallop shellswith nonstick cooking spray or, if you prefer, lightly coat a 6-cup au gratin pan or shallow casserole; set aside. Place the crab in a medium-size mixing bowl and set aside also.
• 2. Tear the bread into small chunks, letting them drop into a mini food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade. Using 3 to 4 brisk pulses, reduce to moderately coarse crumbs. Drizzle the melted butter over all and pulse 2 to 3 times to incorporate. The crumbs should now be moderately fine. Tip onto a piece of wax paper and reserve.
• 3. Add the parsley, salt, black pepper, and cayenne to the processor (no need to wash the bowl or blade), and pulse briskly 3 to 5 times until the parsley is coarsely chopped.
• 4. Add the mayonnaise and mustard and churn until smooth, about 5 seconds. Scoop on top of the crab and toss lightly to mix.
• 5. Mound the crab mixture in the scallop shells or spread evenly in the augratin dish, and scatter the buttered crumbs on top.
• 6. Bake uncovered on the middle oven rack until bubbling and touched with brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• 7. Serve at once, accompanying with a tartly dressed salad of greens. Roasted asparagus spears also make a delicious accompaniment.

BAKED STUFFED SHRIMP IMPERIAL

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix first 9 ingredients to make the Imperial Stuffing.
• Peel the shrimp leaving the tails on, and then split the prawns in half lengthwise, not cutting all the way through, and butterfly them to lay flat.
• Spray a baking dish with a non-stick cooking spray.
• Place the prawns into a baking dish, and spoon the stuffing on top of each prawn.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the prawns are pink and the stuffing is lightly browned.

RACHEL'S CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour, and cook a few minutes until the bubbles begin to subside. Whisk in the milk, and cook over medium-high heat until thickened. Stir in the crabmeat, Worcestershire sauce, green pepper, and beaten egg. Season to taste with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring constantly until quite thick. Spoon into the prepared baking dish.
• Place the breadcrumbs into a mixing bowl, and drizzle with the melted butter. Toss together until the breadcrumbs are evenly moistened with butter. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly over the crab mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole has firmed and the bread crumbs are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

EMERIL'S CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, bell peppers, shallots, parsley, tarragon, salt and white pepper.
• Gently fold the crabmeat into the mayonnaise mixture, being careful not to break up the lumps, then carefully fold in the caviar until just mixed.
• Divide the crabmeat among 4 shallow ramekins.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon each breadcrumbs and cheese on top of each and bake until warmed through and browned on top, about 12-15 minutes.
• Sauté the pea shoots in oil for 1-2 minutes,season with salt, remove. Serve alongside the crab.

CRAB IMPERIAL II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine crab meat, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay Seasoning, salt, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, and beaten egg.. Mix thoroughly.
• In an 8" pie dish, spread mixture and lightly coat the entire dish with bread crumbs. Then sprinkle the top with paprika. Dot the dish with the butter.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.

MARYLAND JUMBO LUMP CRAB IMPERIAL STUFF SHRIMP

Steps:

• 1. First take each shrimp and skewer them from head to tail. (3/4 of pound colossal shrimp 12).
• 2. Take 1/2 of the beer to steam them till they turn white NOTE not all the way done. Then the chef can drink the rest of the beer.
• 3. Place Shrimp in an ice bath right away. to stop the cooking
• 4. Mix mayonnaise, egg, sugar, old bay, lemon juice and parsley together and blend well, this is your imperial sauce.
• 5. Gently fold crabmeat into imperial sauce, being careful not to break up crab meat.
• 6. Here is when the fun comes in split or butterfly and clean each shrimp. You will need 12 If you have any left over the chef can eat them.
• 7. Scope the mixture over the shrimp (2 per servicing) I add old bay or paprika for color
• 8. Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes (top will turn golden brown)
• 9. Server with Black Rice, bean and Cole slaw
• 10. Note you want them to look like Crabs