{"id":436,"date":"2010-01-21T11:47:33","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T16:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/?p=436"},"modified":"2010-01-21T11:47:33","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T16:47:33","slug":"crab-imperial-helen-krafsur-6-servings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/21\/crab-imperial-helen-krafsur-6-servings\/","title":{"rendered":"Crab Imperial – Helen Krafsur – 6 servings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1 pound lump crabmeat, bits of shell and cartilage removed
\n2 slices firm-textured white bread
\n2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
\n2 tablespoons curly parsley leaves, rinsed and wrung dry in paper toweling
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n1\/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
\nPinch ground hot red pepper (cayenne)
\n2\/3 cup mayonnaise (use light, if you like)
\n 1 tsp. lemon zest or to taste
\n1 tbsp lemon juice
\n1 tsp Dijon mustard
\n1\/4 tsp. old bay
\nseveral dashes Crystal hot sauce
\n1\/2 teaspoon dry mustard, * about a 1\/4 cup of less of chopped red pepper, celery and shallot (not a lot, and added to the mini processor at the same time as the mustard).<\/p>\n

1. Preheat the oven to 400\u00c2\u00b0F. Lightly coat 6 large scallop shells with nonstick cooking spray or, if you prefer, lightly coat a 6-cup au gratin pan or shallow casserole; set aside. Place the crab in a medium-size mixing bowl and set aside also. I used an au gratin pan, much easier.<\/p>\n

2. Tear the bread into small chunks, letting them drop into a mini food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade. Using 3 to 4 brisk pulses, reduce to moderately coarse crumbs. Drizzle the melted butter over all and pulse 2 to 3 times to incorporate. The crumbs should now be moderately fine. Tip onto a piece of wax paper and reserve.<\/p>\n

3. Add the parsley, salt, black pepper, and cayenne to the processor (no need to wash the bowl or blade), and pulse briskly 3 to 5 times until the parsley is coarsely chopped.<\/p>\n

4. Add the mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, crystal old bay, and both mustards and churn until smooth, about 5 seconds. Scoop on top of the crab and toss lightly to mix.<\/p>\n

5. Mound the crab mixture in the scallop shells or spread evenly in the au gratin dish, and scatter the buttered crumbs on top.<\/p>\n

6. Bake uncovered on the middle oven rack until bubbling and touched with brown, 12 to 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

7. Serve at once, accompanying with a tartly dressed salad of greens. Roasted asparagus spears also make a delicious accompaniment.<\/p>\n

You can spice it up or not as you like, but it is so much easier than doing crab cakes for more than two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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