Best Deviled Crab Stuffing Recipes

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DEVILED CRAB



Deviled Crab image

These make fantastic appetizers before a larger seafood feast, or, if you use big Dungeness crab shells as I do here, a light supper all by itself. You can refrigerate the mixture for a few days beforehand, and you can freeze the stuffed crabs, well wrapped, for a few months.

Provided by Hank Shaw

Categories     Appetizer     Main Course

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup minced shallot or onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno or serrano chile, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound crabmeat
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
3 green onions, chopped
3 tablespoons minced parsley
1 sleeve Saltines, crushed ((about 4 ounces))
Salt and black pepper
1 stick butter, melted ((about 1/2 cup))
Lemons or limes, for serving

Steps:

  • Cook the onions in the olive oil in a small pan over medium heat until they turn translucent, a few minutes. Add the garlic and minced chile and cook another minute or two. Turn off the heat and let this cool for 10 minutes or so.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add all the remaining ingredients, except for the melted butter and the citrus. Mix well. Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • When the onion mixture has cooled, mix it into the crab mixture. Stuff the mixture into cleaned crab shells or whatever else makes you happy. Drizzle the melted butter over the stuffed shells evenly.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, and serve with wedges of lemon or lime.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416 kcal, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 23 g, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Cholesterol 108 mg, Sodium 1205 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving

DEVILED CRABS



Deviled Crabs image

Deviled crabs are a quintessential Gullah dish similar to crab cakes. I like to serve them in cleaned crab shells for a pretty presentation. Ask your local fishmonger for the crab shells-they may sell them. Or, you can bake the deviled crab in small ovenproof dishes, too.

Provided by Kardea Brown

Categories     appetizer

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 large yellow onion, cut into large pieces
1 stalk celery, cut into large pieces
1/2 medium red bell pepper, cut into large pieces
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more, melted, for brushing
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons dry sherry
1 teaspoon seafood seasoning
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 pounds blue crabmeat (lump or claw), picked over to remove any shells
3 cups crushed round buttery crackers, such as Ritz (from 2 sleeves or 64 crackers)
12 cleaned crab shells

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Pulse the onion, celery and red bell pepper in a food processor until minced. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the minced vegetables and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
  • Combine the mayonnaise, mustard, sherry, seafood seasoning, mace and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in the cooled vegetables. Fold in the crabmeat and cracker crumbs. Spoon about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the crab mixture into each crab shell and brush with melted butter. Place the crab shells on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

CRAB-STUFFED DEVILED EGGS



Crab-Stuffed Deviled Eggs image

These eggs are actually also stuffed with crab, not just topped with crab. They are extremely easy to make. This recipe includes my famous 17-minute egg-cooking method.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     100+ Deviled Egg Recipes

Time 1h12m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

6 large eggs
4 ounces fresh crabmeat, divided
3 tablespoons mayonnaise, or to taste
2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
1 pinch seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
3 drops Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
½ teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon creme fraiche, or more to taste
½ teaspoon Aleppo pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives, divided
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, plus more for garnish

Steps:

  • Place cold eggs from refrigerator into a large pot and add enough cold water to cover eggs by 1 inch. Place over high heat, bring to a simmer, and cover pot once eggs start to move around. Remove from heat and let stand for 17 minutes.
  • Drain hot water from pan, cover with lid, and shake pot to lightly crack eggs. Fill pot with cold water, pour off cold water, and refill with more cold water. Let eggs stand in water until cold. Peel eggs and cut in half lengthwise.
  • Separate yolks from egg halves; place yolks into a mixing bowl.
  • Place crab meat onto a plate and separate into 2 equal portions, one containing the small bits and one containing the attractive larger pink chunks. Reserve portion containing larger chunks.
  • Chop the portion of crab meat with the smaller chunks; add to egg yolks. Mash yolks with a fork. Stir in mayonnaise, tarragon, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, hot pepper sauce, seafood seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper.
  • Transfer yolk mixture into a piping bag fitted with a medium tip. Pipe crab filling into cavities of egg halves.
  • Chop largest crab pieces and place remaining crabmeat into a small bowl. Lightly stir in lemon zest, creme fraiche, Aleppo pepper, and cayenne pepper with a fork. Taste and adjust salt. If mixture seems dry, stir in more creme fraiche. Top each stuffed egg with a generous pinch of crab mixture.
  • Sprinkle each deviled egg with a pinch of chives and a light dusting of cayenne pepper. Transfer eggs to a serving platter; refrigerate until serving time.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.8 calories, Carbohydrate 0.6 g, Cholesterol 96.6 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 96.9 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

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