This is an elegant dish. The first time I made them, my husband thought I picked them up from a restaurant. Was he ever surprised! This would make a nice romantic dinner with candlelight! The recipe seems long but it includes a recipe for the filling, the Mornay Sauce, and crepes themselves.
Provided by Dawn399
Categories Crab
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Make crepes---------.
- Combine all ingredients (except for cooking oil) for crepes in a bowl and blend with a whisk until smooth.
- Cover batter and set aside for 30 minutes.
- Heat cooking oil in pan.
- Add 2 tablespoons of batter and cook until lightly browned on bottom side (about 1 1/2 minutes).
- Turn and cook other side.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- Place crepes between pieces of waxed paper to keep from sticking together.
- Set aside.
- Prepare crepe mixture and Mornay Sauce Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- For Mornay sauce-----------.
- In a small saucepan, melt butter and blend in Flour.
- Stir in milk.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.
- Add cheese and blend well.
- Add egg yolk mixture and blend well.
- Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
- For Crepe mixture----------.
- Butter a large shallow baking dish.
- In a skillet melt 4 tablespoons of butter and sauté onions and mushrooms until tender.
- Stir in seafood.
- Add 3/4 cup of Mornay Sauce, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Stir together until heated through.
- Spoon 2 tablespoons of mixture into middle of crepe and roll up.
- Place seam side down in buttered baking dish.
- Repeat with remaining crepes.
- Top with remaining sauce and Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes until sauce is warm and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.5, Fat 34.3, SaturatedFat 18.4, Cholesterol 169.4, Sodium 671.9, Carbohydrate 29.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.8, Protein 15.1
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