Brennans Crabmeat Imperial Recipes

CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Saute green pepper in butter until translucent, but not brown.
• Add to crabmeat, salt and pepper. Stir in mustard, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce. Put in buttered casserole. Top with bread crumbs, a few pats of butter, and sprinkle with crab boil seasoning. Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated 375 degree F. oven.

RACHEL'S CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour, and cook a few minutes until the bubbles begin to subside. Whisk in the milk, and cook over medium-high heat until thickened. Stir in the crabmeat, Worcestershire sauce, green pepper, and beaten egg. Season to taste with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring constantly until quite thick. Spoon into the prepared baking dish.
• Place the breadcrumbs into a mixing bowl, and drizzle with the melted butter. Toss together until the breadcrumbs are evenly moistened with butter. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly over the crab mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole has firmed and the bread crumbs are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

CRABMEAT IMPERIAL FROM COMMANDER'S PALACE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large skillet, sauté onions, bell pepper, celery, and green onions in melted butter.
• Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and pimento. Sauté for about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire, and Tabasco. Let cool.
• In large mixing bowl, ladle sauce over crabmeat and fold gently with hands to coat crabmeat.
• Using your hands, fill individual casserole pans or large shells with crabmeat. Thinly coat the top with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake until bubbly.

BRENNAN'S CRABMEAT IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375º.
• In a large bowl, combine the crab meat, scallions, bell pepper, pimiento, egg yolk, dry mustard, artichoke hearts, paprika, and one-half cup of the mayonnaise. Stir until well mixed and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon the crab meat mixture into four one-cup baking dishes; then cover with the remaining mayonnaise. Sprinkle Parmesan and bread crumbs on top and bake for 15-20 minutes until heated through. Serve immediately.

TRADITIONAL MARYLAND CRAB IMPERIAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Add butter, flour, and milk to a sauce pan and heat over medium heat, while stirring, until it's well blended and thickens. Allow to cool slightly.
• Transfer your white sauce to a large bowl and mix in the crab meat, beaten egg, pimiento, mayonnaise, dry mustard, salt & pepper.
• Place mixture into 4 crab shells, scallop shells, or individual baking dishes.
• Sprinkle equal amounts of bread crumbs, Old Bay Seasoning, & thin slices of butter to cover the tops of each serving.
• Bake in 350 degree fahrenheit oven for approximately 15 minutes. Then turn your oven on broil for 3 to 4 minutes, while keeping a close eye on them, to brown the tops.