HOT CRAB-AND-OYSTER DIP

Hot Crab-and-Oyster Dip image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 45m

Yield Serves 6 to 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Unsalted butter, room temperature, for baking dish
8 ounces creme fraiche
6 ounces Jarlsberg, Swiss, or cheddar cheese, grated (1 1/2 cups)
4 1/2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup), plus more for serving
2 cloves garlic, minced (2 teaspoons)
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
12 oysters, shucked, liquor reserved (about 1/4 cup)
1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, preferably Chesapeake blue, drained and picked over
Kosher salt
Assorted crudites or crackers, for serving

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Butter a 1 1/2-quart baking dish or 10-inch ovenproof skillet. In a large bowl, combine creme fraiche, cheese, horseradish, scallions, garlic, paprika, flour, and oyster liquor. Gently fold in crabmeat; season lightly with salt. Transfer to prepared dish, making 12 small divots in mixture with the back of a spoon. Press an oyster into each.
Bake until hot, bubbling, and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot, with crudites or crackers.