Spicy Crab Mornay Food

CRAB MORNAY

Steps:

• Bake pastry shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, place butter in a 2-qt. microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 20-30 seconds or until melted. Add the mushrooms, onions and pimientos. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender., Combine flour and milk until smooth; gradually stir into the vegetable mixture. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 2-3 minutes or until thickened, stirring often. Add the cheese, crab, salt and cayenne. , Cook, covered, on high for 30-60 seconds or until the cheese is melted. Spoon into the pastry shells; sprinkle with parsley.

SPICY CRAB MORNAY

Steps:

• Clean the crabs and remove all the flesh from the body, legs and claws.
• Thoroughly clean the backs of the crabs and reserve for use as a serving dish.
• Melt butter in a frypan/skillet and fry the shallots and capsicum for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the parmesan cheese and combine well.
• Heat through but DO NOT bring to the boil.
• Fill the crab shells or individual ramekins with the mixture.
• Sprinkle a tablespoon parmesan cheese over each serve and bake in a hot oven until golden brown (or you could put under the grill/broiler).

CRAB MORNAY

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium-sized saucepan and fry green onions until soft. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat source and add milk, wine, and mustard. Return to heat source and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add crabmeat and cream.
• Spoon mixture into six individual gratin dishes, or if you prefer, in a large baking dish.
• Mash the potatoes with milk and butter and spread evenly over crab mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Brown under broiler and garnish with lemon slices and parsley.

CRAB MORNAY

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet.
• Add onions and saute.
• Add parsley and flour, stir to desolve flour.
• Add cream and cheese.
• Fold in crab meat.
• Add salt to taste and garnish with cayenne pepper.
• Serve warm in bread bowls with melba toast.

QUICK CRAB MORNAY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine soup and wine or broth. Cook and stir over medium heat until blended and heated through. Stir 1/2 cupful into the egg; return all to the pan. , Place the crab in a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish; top with soup mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes or until the top is lightly browned and cheese is melted.

CRAB AND SPINACH MORNAY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pick over crab meat carefully to remove and discard pieces of shell or cartilage. Do not break up the pieces of crab; leave them as whole as possible. Set aside.
• Pick over spinach to remove tough stems or blemished leaves. Rinse well and drain. Set aside.
• Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan and add flour, stirring rapidly with a whisk. Add salt, pepper and cayenne. When blended, stir in milk, cream and nutmeg. Let simmer, stirring often from the bottom, about 10 minutes. Add cheese and stir until melted.
• Put spinach in a deep skillet or casserole without water. Cook, stirring often, until the leaves wilt. Drain. Press or squeeze to extract as much liquid as possible from the leaves. Chop spinach until it is medium fine.
• Heat remaining tablespoon of butter in a skillet and add 1 tablespoon shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add spinach. Add salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into a baking dish (an oval dish measuring 14 by 8 by 2 inches is ideal).
• Spoon crab into a smaller ovenproof dish and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon of chopped shallots. Place in oven and bake 5 minutes. Scatter crab meat over spinach and smooth it to make an even layer. Spoon cheese sauce over all and smooth it over. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese evenly on top.
• Place dish in oven and bake 10 minutes. Heat broiler. Let broil, leaving the door partly ajar, about 2 minutes or until nicely glazed on top. Serve.

MUSHROOMS MORNAY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to broil. Place mushroom caps on a baking sheet, and brush with oil. Broil until soft and slightly browned.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour to make a paste. Whisk in milk; cook, stirring frequently, until hot. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks together, then pour a small amount of the hot milk mixture into the yolks. Whisk this yolk mixture into milk in saucepan. Remove from heat, and stir in 1 1/4 cups cheese.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place mushroom caps, hollow side up, in an 8 inch, round baking dish. Cover with crab, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Pour cheese sauce over mushrooms and crab, and top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

SPICY TUNA MORNAY

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Heat oil in pan and fry garli & chilli and leek if using until translucent. Reduce heat slightly and add tuna and half of juices. Add vegies and cook gently for about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• White Sauce:.
• Heat butter saucepan until melted. Mix in flour stirring with a wooden spoon to form a "roux". Do not brown.
• Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk until smooth.
• Return to heat. Cook, stirring constantly until sauce boils and thickens. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in cheese and filling mixture. Allow to simmer, stirring constantly.
• Serve with pasta or on toast.

CRAB-MEAT MORNAY

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat..Add the scallions and sauté about 3 minutes,until soft.
• Whisk in the flour. Add the cream and whisk until smooth. Stir in the cheese and blend until smooth. Add the sherry and cayenne and 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste) and gently fold in the crab meat and parsley.
• Serve in a chafing dish accompanied by toast points,or fill small tart shells and pass them on trays.