Stuffed Crab
This stuffed crab recipe is a southern masterpiece! Tasty and piled high inside a real shell, stuffed crab is deliciously moreish.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 1 Each Yellow Onions finely diced
- 1 Rib Celery finely diced
- 1 Each Green Bell Pepper finely diced
- 1 Tablespoons Garlic minced
- ¼ Cup Fresh Parsley chopped
- 24 Large Boiled Crabs
- 1 teaspoon Creole Seasoning
- 1-½ teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
- ¼ Cup Mayonnaise
- 1 Each Large Egg lightly beaten
- 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice Freshly squeezed
- 1 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Tablespoons Hot Sauce
- 20 Each Club Crackers crushed + some for sprinkling
- ¼ Cup Parmesan Cheese finely grated
- 3 Each Green Onions sliced
- ½ teaspoon Paprika
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large skillet (12") and add the onion, bell pepper and celery. Cook over a medium heat until translucent.8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, 1 Each Yellow Onions, 1 Rib Celery, 1 Each Green Bell Pepper
- Add the chopped parsley and garlic and cook a further 2 minutes.1 Tablespoons Garlic, ¼ Cup Fresh Parsley
- Set aside to cool while you peel the crabs. You should end up with about 1-½ lb of crab meat (lump and claw). Keep 8 of the crab's body shells.24 Large Boiled Crabs
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Add this crab meat to the cooled skillet and gently toss, so to not break up the crab too much.
- Add the mayonnaise, beaten egg, fresh lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Creole Seasoning, crushed crackers and Old Bay Seasoning. Gently toss this mixture together until evenly mixed.1 teaspoon Creole Seasoning, 1-½ teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning, ¼ Cup Mayonnaise, 1 Each Large Egg, 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice, 1 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce, 1 Tablespoons Hot Sauce, 20 Each Club Crackers
- Add the parmesan cheese and sliced green onions, again toss gently.¼ Cup Parmesan Cheese, 3 Each Green Onions
- Take the crab shells you kept and wash them well under warm water.
- Take the crab meat mixture and press into each crab shell, pile this high.
- Sprinkle a little more of the crushed crackers that are left over each stuffed shell, then place a little slice of butter on top of each filled shell.20 Each Club Crackers
- Sprinkle with a little paprika and place on a baking sheet.½ teaspoon Paprika
- Place the stuffed crabs in the oven, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
- Remove and serve immediately.
Notes
Using boiled crabs really adds some great flavor to this dish. However, if you can't get them already boiled go ahead and purchase some crab meat from the store.
Some people prefer their crab stuffing to be a little more like a dressing/stuffing texture and without the large lumps of crab meat. This is definitely personal preference. If you prefer the crab meat to break down feel free to stir the mixture vigorously - It won't take much.
Using real crab shells (the back shells) to stuff the mixture into gives it a really authentic look.
If you don't have crab tools to help break apart some of the tougher parts you could use a paring knife - be super careful though.
Use lump crabmeat, claw crabmeat, meat from the crab legs (if they're big enough).... any crabmeat is great for this recipe.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 231mg | Sodium: 1207mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g
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