Best Chez Marcelles Stuffed Soft Shell Crabs Recipes

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STUFFED CRABS (NEW ORLEANS)



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Make and share this Stuffed Crabs (New ORleans) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Kikimony

Categories     Crab

Time 30m

Yield 12 crab shells

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 lb white crabmeat
6 slices stale bread or 4 stale hamburger buns
1/4 lb butter
3 eggs
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt
pepper
cayenne
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
seasoned bread crumbs, for topping

Steps:

  • Soak buns in milk and egg mixture.
  • Saute celery, onions (not green), garlic and bell pepper in a heavy pot in the butter until wilted.
  • Add worcestershire sauce, crabmeat and season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne.
  • Cook over medium heat about 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Add green onions.
  • Then add buns.
  • Mix well.
  • Stuff crab shells (artificial).
  • Sprinkle tops with bread crumbs and bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until brown.

STUFFED SOFT-SHELL CRAB



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The entire crab, shell and all can be eaten. Soft shell crabs are just blue crabs who have shed their shell, and are waiting for a new one to grow. When you buy fresh crabmeat, use within a day of purchase. If it's tru;y fresh, crab will have little odor.

Provided by KittyKitty

Categories     Crab

Time 32m

Yield 8 crabs

Number Of Ingredients 11

8 soft shelled crabs, fresh or 8 frozen soft shelled crabs, thawed
1/2 lb backfin crab meat or 1/2 lb lump crabmeat
1/4 cup soft breadcrumbs
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
all-purpose flour
vegetable oil

Steps:

  • To clean crabs, remove spongy substance (gills) the lies under the tapering points on either side of back shell. Place crabs on back, and remove the small piece at lower part of shell that terminates in a point (apron). Wash crabs thoroughly;drain well.
  • Remove any cartilage or shell from crabmeat. Combine crabmeat and next 7 ingredients, mix well. Stuff crabmeat mixture evenly into cavity of each crab, dredge crabs in flour. Fry crabs in deep hot oil (375F) for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve right away.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.5, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 65.9, Sodium 265.4, Carbohydrate 1.8, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.4, Protein 9.9

STUFFED CRAB



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Another traditional Creole recipe, this is perfect for that special dinner or whenever you have access to fresh crabmeat.If the crab is whole, save the upper shells to bake the stuffed crab in. Originally from an October 1980 issue of Bon Apetit that featured an article on "Creole Cooking at the Source".

Provided by Leslie in Texas

Categories     Crab

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
3/4 cup onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup green onion, finely chopped
1 hard-cooked egg, mashed
2 cups cooked crabmeat
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
4 dashes hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
2 tablespoons sherry wine
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add onion and cook until soft.
  • Remove from heat and add egg,crab,half and half,parsley, garlic, salt, pepper,pepper sauce,and half the breadcrumbs.
  • Return to heat and cook about 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in Sherry;adjust seasoning, if needed.
  • Stuff into 4 crab shells (or divide among 4 ramekins).
  • Sprinkle with remaining breadcrumbs and lemon juice; top each with a pat of butter.
  • Bake until tops are golden brown, 5 to 12 minutes.
  • Serve hot or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.9, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 94.8, Sodium 679.3, Carbohydrate 18.2, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 3.1, Protein 5.5

CHEZ MARCELLE'S STUFFED SOFT-SHELL CRABS



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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     project, appetizer

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound lump crab meat
1 pound shrimp, ground
1/2 cup dry white wine
3 ounces diced pimentos
1/2 pound chopped mushrooms
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Salt to taste
2 1/4 cups stale bread crumbs
10 jumbo soft-shell crabs, gills removed
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
Flour for dredging seasoned with salt, red and white pepper
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 beaten eggs
Cracker meal
1 quart peanut oil
Lemon wedges and fried parsley for garnish

Steps:

  • Cook green onions, garlic, crab and shrimp in white wine about three minutes. Add pimentos, mushrooms, cayenne, white pepper and salt and bread crumbs and cook a minute or two longer. Stir in yolks.
  • Chill stuffing for about 1 hour, until firm. Carefully stuff each side cavity of crabs with mixture.
  • Season crabs with salt, white pepper and cayenne. Dredge in flour; dip in a mixture of buttermilk and eggs, then in cracker meal, breading each leg individually.
  • Heat oil in deep pot to 375 degrees. Deep fry a few crabs at a time until golden brown on both sides.
  • Serve crabs with Creolaise sauce. Garnish with lemon and fried parsley.

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