Stuffed Crab Recipe
The stuffed crab recipe is prepared with cooked or frozen crabmeat along with breadcrumbs and vegetables as stuffing. Stuffed in crab shells or in casserole along with cooked crab meat, the stuffed crab maybe garnished with crab legs.
Ingredients
12 ounces cooked fresh or frozen crab meat
1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup snipped parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Lettuce leaves
Directions
Thaw crab meat, if frozen.
Drain well.
For fresh crab, remove meat as directed opposite, and save legs to use as a garnish, if desired.
Spread crumbs in shallow baking pan.
Bake in a 375° oven 6 to 8 minutes or till toasted, stirring occasionally.
In a medium saucepan cook onion, celery, green pepper, and green onions in butter or margarine over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes or till tender.
Remove from heat.
Stir in crab meat, toasted bread crumbs, parsley, salt, red pepper, and black pepper.
Spoon into 4 large or 8 small crab shells. (If you do not have shells, spoon into greased individual casseroles.)
Arrange on baking sheet.
Bake in a 375° oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
Serve on lettuce and garnish with crab legs, if desired.
Drain well.
For fresh crab, remove meat as directed opposite, and save legs to use as a garnish, if desired.
Spread crumbs in shallow baking pan.
Bake in a 375° oven 6 to 8 minutes or till toasted, stirring occasionally.
In a medium saucepan cook onion, celery, green pepper, and green onions in butter or margarine over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes or till tender.
Remove from heat.
Stir in crab meat, toasted bread crumbs, parsley, salt, red pepper, and black pepper.
Spoon into 4 large or 8 small crab shells. (If you do not have shells, spoon into greased individual casseroles.)
Arrange on baking sheet.
Bake in a 375° oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
Serve on lettuce and garnish with crab legs, if desired.
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