Crab Meat Gratin Recipes

CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Melt butter. Add onions, celery, bell pepper and pimiento and saute until soft.
• Stir in flour and blend well.
• Add hot half and half, stirring; cook, stirring until sauce thickens.
• Add wine, salt, and cayenne.
• Spread crabmeat in buttered baking dish; spoon sauce over crabmeat and sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Bake in preheated 375 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until bubbly.

CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, over moderate heat, melt butter, add onions and celery.
• Cook, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and transparent but not brown.
• Stir in the flour, blend well.
• Add milk, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Add pepper, nutmeg, mustard and cheese.
• Take pot away from heat.
• Beat egg yolk and lemon juice.
• Then add crabmeat, mix well.
• Butter baking pan or individual baking dishes.
• Add onion/cheese mixture to baking pan.
• Pour egg mixture over all.
• Combine cheese and breadcrumbs, sprinkle over top of mixture, then add dash of paprika.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes until top is au gratin, brown and crusty.

CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• 1. Saute onion and celery in butter until they are soft.
• 2. Once the vegetables are done, make sure the burner is on medium. Heat and sprinkle in the flour to make the roux. Stir until all of the flour is absorbed and bubbling.
• 3. Slowly add the evaporated milk stirring as you go. Once it is all added, whisk any lumps out and bring up to a slow simmer.
• 4. Add beaten eggs and stir constantly. Cook for five minutes on medium to low heat.
• 5. Add salt and pepper.
• 6. Remove from heat and fold in crab meat.
• 7. Stir in cheddar cheese.
• 8. Pour mixture into a 2-3 quart sprayed baking dish.
• 9. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.
• 10. Optional: Add a little extra grated cheese for the last 10 minutes of baking.

NEW ORLEANS CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• In a medium heavy bottomed saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the onions and garlic; sauté for 3-5 min or until vegetables are wilted. Be careful not to brown.
• Sprinkle in the flour, blending well into the mixture.
• Using a wire whisk, add the hot cream into the saucepan, stirring constantly until thick cream sauce is achieved.
• Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Add the white wine, lemon juice, nutmeg, and hot sauce, stir to combine.
• Sprinkle in half of the Cheddar cheese, stirring the mixture constantly.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. If mixture becomes too thick, add a small amount of hot water or whipping cream.
• Place equal parts of the crabmeat in the bottom of 6 au gratin dishes, top with sauce-enough to cover and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 10 min or until cheese is bubbly.
• OR.
• Spread crabmeat on the bottom of an 8-inch baking dish, top with sauce, and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake for 30 min or until cheese is bubbly and melted.

CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler to high.
• Melt two tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and blend well. Do not brown. Add the milk and cook, stirring with a whisk, until blended and smooth. Season with cayenne pepper, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Add the cream, bring to a boil and simmer briefly about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in half of the sherry, beat in the egg yolk well and remove from heat.
• Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook them briefly until wilted. Add the crab meat and cook briefly, stirring gently. Sprinkle with the remaining sherry.
• Spoon the crab meat into a baking dish and smooth over with a spatula. Cover with the hot sauce and spoon it over with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Place the dish under the broiler until golden brown and bubbling hot.

TONY'S CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Saute green onions, celery and mushrooms in butter, set aside.
• Start white sauce:
• Melt butter in heavy saucepan.
• Blend in flour, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Remove from heat and add milk a little at a time.
• Season to taste and cook on low heat until thick and bubbly.
• Add White sauce, crabmeat, salt and pepper.
• Place in greased baking dish and top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
• Serve with salad and bread for a quick easy and TASTY dinner! Can be served with a sliced small baguette or other bread as an appetizer!

CAJUN CRABMEAT AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking dish. In a bowl, whip together the egg yolks and heavy cream.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute the onion and celery about 5 minutes. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and Creole seasoning. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very tender.
• Mix the flour into the saucepan, and cook and stir continuously for 5 minutes. Mix in the egg yolk mixture. Stir in the 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese and American cheese until melted. Remove from heat and fold in the crabmeat. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned. Remove from heat and top with the sharp Cheddar cheese and green onions. Allow the cheese to melt before serving.

CRAB AU GRATIN SPREAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in the flour, salt and paprika until smooth. Gradually add the cream, milk and wine. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the crab, mushrooms and chives; heat through. Stir in cheese just until melted., Transfer to a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over crab mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with crackers.