crab rockefeller

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32 Pinches
Kingwood, TX
Updated on Jun 2, 2013

This is a take on the classic Oyster Rockefeller created and made famous in the late 1890's at Antoine's Restaurant in NOLA.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 small celery stalk, finely chopped
  • 6 stalks green onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, minced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon tobasco
  • 1/4 cup hersbsaint or pernod
  • 1/2 cup fine dried bread crumbs, preferablyfrench bread
  • 1 pound lump crab meat, picked for shell
  • - sea salt and freshly ground black pepper for seasoning

How To Make crab rockefeller

  • Step 1
    In a frying pan over medium-high heat melt butter and sauté celery, green onions and parsley until just tender, 3-5 minutes
  • Step 2
    Reduce to medium-low, stir in Worcestershire and Tobasco cooking for about 10 minutes to blend flavors.
  • Step 3
    Add liqueur and bread crumbs and cook for 5 minutes longer to blend.
  • Step 4
    Season to taste with salt and pepper, transfer to bowl and refrigerate until set but not hard, approximately 1 hour.
  • Step 5
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly butter 6 shallow remekins or small baking dishes and divide the crabmeat among them reserving 6 of the largest pieces for garnish.
  • Step 6
    Remove sauce from refrigerator. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat sauce until it is lighter in texture and aerated, about 2 minutes.
  • Step 7
    Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of sauce over crabmeat and garnish each with piece of crabmeat.

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Ingredient: Seafood
Method: Bake

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