Best Neptunes Favor Recipes

Elegant Baked Seafood Neptune image

Provided by -------

Categories Vegetable

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

6 large tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup grated carrot
2 tablespoons minced onions
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3/4 cup coarsely chopped shrimp or 1 (7 ounce) package frozen shelled shrimp
1 (8 ounce) package frozen king crab meat, flaked
1 cup coarsely chopped cooked lobster
3 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons fine breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine

Steps:

Cut 1/4-inch stem from each tomato.
Scoop out pulp to make a shallow cup; be sure to reserve pulp.
Saute green pepper, carrots and onion in 1/4 cup melted butter for about 5 minute.
Stir in the flour, salt, sugar, and pepper.
Add reserved pulp.
Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens & boils.
Add seafood, sherry (optional), and parsley.
Pile into tomato cups.
Place in shallow baking pan.
Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with butter.
Bake at 375°F until thoroughly heated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.5, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 45.5, Sodium 1277.8, Carbohydrate 15.3, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 6.8, Protein 10

Mushroom Cap Neptune image

Provided by hamlet

Categories Crab

Time 35m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup cream cheese
1 cup crabmeat, defrosted and well drained (canned works well too)
1/4 cup chopped almonds (optional)
1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
salt
1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
24 medium mushroom caps
1 cup melted butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons parsley
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Combine together cream cheese, crabmeat, almonds, butter, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Season to taste and stir in bread crumbs.
Remove the stems from mushrooms and cut thin slices from the rounded side of the cap, to make sure it stands securely. Fill each cap with 1 to 2 tsp of the crab mixture.
Place in 4 individual baking dishes. Combine the butter, lemon juice, rind and parsley and season well. Drizzle ¼ cup of butter mixture over each dish of mushrooms.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until caps are cooked.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98.6, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 25.6, Sodium 88.9, Carbohydrate 2.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.5, Protein 1.3

Neptune's Delight image

Provided by Dreamgoddess

Categories Crab

Time 45m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups heavy cream, divided
2 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2-1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
4 ounces sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 teaspoon onion, minced
2 cups crabmeat, picked and cleaned
1 cup shrimp, peeled
1 1/2 cups garlic-flavored croutons
1/4 cup fresh parsley
4 tablespoons butter, melted

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt 3 T butter over medium heat in a large saucepan; remove from heat and whisk in flour.
Whisk in 1/2 c of heavy cream and return to heat.
Add in the parmesan cheese; stir until creamy.
Remove from heat and add in the remaining cream.
Add in the sherry, paprika, Old Bay, cayenne, mushrooms, minced onion, crabmeat and shrimp.
Spoon the mixture into 6 ramekins.
In a food processor, blend the croutons and parsley together.
Top each casserole with this mixture and drizzle with the 4 T of melted butter.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the top is browned and bubbly.