Crab Enchiladas Recipes

CRABMEAT ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Saute onion in oil, add flour, milk and chili.
• Cook until medium thick.
• Reserve 1/4 cup of cheeses to sprinkle over top of sauce.
• Heat 1/2 to 1 tsp of canola oil at a time in skillet.
• When oil is warm quickly dip tortillas in oil until soft and warm.
• Immediately put 1 Tablespon each of cheese, crabmeat and sauce in tortilla and roll up.
• Place seam side down in a 11x7 inch pan.
• Repeat until all tortillas are used.
• Pour the remaining sauce on top and sprinkle with reserved cheeses.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

CRAB MEAT ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat water on stove at medium temperature, add red peppers. Boil until peppers soften (about 7-10 minutes). While red peppers soften, chop onion, cilantro and mix together. Mix the two cheeses together in a bowl. When red peppers soften, transfer them into blender. Add 2 cups of the same boiled water, salt, and garlic to blender. Blend for 2-3 minutes. Using a bowl and a strainer, strain this mixture to remove seeds and remaining skin. Add 1 cup of HERDEZ® Salsa Casera to mixture. Mix well. Add grapeseed oil to skillet and heat. Soften tortillas in grapeseed oil for 10-20 sec. Set on paper towel until all tortillas are done. Dip tortillas into red sauce and lay on flat surface, add crab and roll. Place rolled tortillas into a 9 x 13 pan. Use remaining red sauce to cover rolled tortillas. Pour 1/2 cup of remaining HERDEZ® salsa over mixture. Sprinkle cheese over the salsa. Pour remaining 1/2 cups of HERDEZ® salsa over cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle the onion and cilantro mixture over the cheese. Drizzle the Mexican cream over mixture. Serves 4
• Guacamole:
• Mix together mashed avocado, diced onions, diced tomatoes, lime juice and HERDEZ® Salsa Verde. Serve.

SHRIMP AND CRAB ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• For the poblano sauce: Roast the poblanos over a flame until black on all sides (this can also be done under a broiler). Place in a bowl, cover with a lid or plate and set aside for 15 minutes to steam.
• Begin the base for the sauce by combining the butter, white onions and garlic in a saucepan. Salt well. Cook over medium heat until the onions are softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with the flour and whisk to combine. Stir in chicken stock, bring to a simmer, stirring, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat and add to a blender.
• Peel the blackened skin off the poblanos--this is easier to do under cold running water. Then remove the stems and seeds. Add the flesh to the sauce base in the blender. Blend until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Return the poblano sauce to the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the cream, starting with 1 cup--add more if necessary. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and lemon juice
• For the shrimp and crab: In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add a pinch of salt and red pepper flakes. Add the shrimp and cook, tossing, until opaque.
• Add the crab meat and cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring well. Check that the shrimp are cooked through and then finish with squeeze of lemon. Set aside.
• For the enchiladas: Fry the tortillas for 20 seconds in hot oil to make them pliable. Drain on paper towels. Lay out tortillas and fill with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the seafood filling. Plate 2 enchiladas per serving. Top with poblano sauce and then with queso fresco, Pickled Red Onions and crema. Garnish with cilantro.
• Combine the red onions, vinegar, sugar and salt in a saucepan and boil for 30 minutes. Drain the onions. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

SHRIMP AND CRAB ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Lay tortillas on a flat surface. In the middle of each tortilla place equal amounts of cheese, crab, and shrimp. Set aside some cheese to sprinkle on top of the tortillas. Roll the tortillas to form enchiladas. Arrange side by side in a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Pour green enchilada sauce over all of the enchiladas; the green sauce should cover the enchiladas completely. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the enchiladas.
• Cover, and bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove cover, and continue baking 15 minutes. Top enchiladas with sour cream and green onions to serve.

CRAB ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Enchiladas: Heat 3/4 cup olive oil over medium heat and submerge tortillas one at a time and cook until they are soft and pliable. Place on paper towels to drain excess oil. Chop green and yellow onions and heat in pan with remaining olive oil over medium heat until the yellow onion is transluscent. Cool onions for 10 minutes and add to 1 cup cheddar and 1 cup Monterey Jack cheeses, chili powder, salt and pepper, and crab. Mix well. Pour about 1 cup enchilada sauce in the bottom of a baking dish to cover. Place cheese and crab mixture in tortillas. Roll them and place seam side down in baking dish. After all enchiladas are rolled, cover with the remaining sauce and cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil, garnish enchiladas with black olives (optional) and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes. When the cheese is golden brown, remove and let cool for approximately 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream. Sauce: Rinse the ancho chiles under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Remove the seeds and veins. Chop the onion and heat in pan with chiles over medium low heat until fragrant, about five minutes. Turn the chiles occasionally. Bring six cups of water to a boil and add the chiles, onion, and garlic. Reduce the heat and simmer for fifteen minutes. Transfer the contents of the pan to a blender and add the oregano and cumin. Blend for two minutes until the mixture is smooth. Force the mixture through a strainer with the back of a spoon to remove chile skin. Simmer the strained enchilada sauce for 15 minutes to blend. Add salt to taste.

CRAB ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Using either a gas stove or a broiler, toast the tortillas over or under the flame until they are partially crisp and the edges are just blackened, about 30 seconds per side. The tortillas will burn easily, so check them often while they are toasting.
• In a small bowl, combine the salsa verde and crème fraîche to make a creamy sauce. Set aside.
• Drizzle the olive oil in the bottom of an 8-inch baking dish. Trim 3 to 4 tortillas to fit the contours of the baking dish and make one complete layer of tortilla over the bottom of the dish. On top of the tortillas, layer one-third of the crab salad, one-third of the cheese, and one-third of the sauce. Top with another layer of tortillas, another third of the crab salad, another third of the cheese, and another third of the sauce. Make one final layer of the remaining tortillas and tortilla trimmings, crab salad, and cheese. (You will have formed three layers in the dish.) Pour the remaining sauce over the top, making sure to cover any exposed crab or tortilla pieces. Sprinkle the top with salt and pepper.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the edges are brown and bubbly and the casserole is hot throughout. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Once baked, the enchiladas can be stored in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 2 days.

CRAB ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180c.
• Mix first 8 ingredients together.
• Fill each tortilla with 1/4 th of the mixture and lay in a baking dish.
• Spread with tomato salsa, then sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes until well heated through and cheese is golden brown.

QUICK & EASY CRAB ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sauté mushrooms in oil.
• Turn heat to low.
• Add green onions, 1/4 cup of the salsa, cream cheese, cumin oregano and crab.
• Stir until cream cheese is melted, then add half the jack cheese.
• Roll up in tortillas and place in a greased 7 x 11 glass baking dish.
• Spoon remaining salsa on top, then sprinkle on remaining cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 15 minutes.