Crabmeat St Peter Recipes

SUE'S LUMP CRABMEAT ST. MARTIN

Steps:

• In a 2-quart heavy bottom sauce pan, melt butter over med-high heat.
• Add onions, celery, green onions, and garlic. Saute 3-5 minutes, or until vegetables are wilted. Be careful not to brown vegetables.
• Sprinkle in flour, blending well into mixture.
• Using a wire whip, whisk hot cream into sauce pan stirring constantly until thick cream sauce is achieved.
• Reduce heat to simmer and add white wine, lemon juice and hot sauce.
• Add Parmesan cheese, stirring constantly so mixture will not scorch.
• Season to taste using salt and cayenne pepper.
• Add red bell pepper for color.
• If mixture becomes too thick, add a small amount of whipping cream. Remove from heat, and gently fold in lump crabmeat.
• Place in souffle ramekins, garnish with freshly chopped parsley, and serve with garlic croutons.

WARREN LERUTH'S NEW ORLEANS STYLE CRABMEAT ST. FRANCIS

Steps:

• Heat the margarine in a saucepan until it bubbles. Add all the sauce ingredients except the milk and flour, and sauté until the vegetables are well browned and sticking a little bit to the pan. Remove from heat and set aside for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, add the evaporated milk and 3/4 cup of water to the saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring lightly.
• While the boil is coming up, whisk the flour into 3 oz. of water. After the pan comes to a boil, stir the flour-water mixture slowly into the other ingredients. Simmer for three minutes, until the sauce is thick.
• Spoon the sauce into a pan and refrigerate overnight.
• To complete the dish, preheat the oven to 425 F degrees. Mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and paprika together.
• Put about 3 oz. crabmeat into a scallop shell or small au gratin dish. Top with 5 oz. of the chilled sauce, then sprinkle with the bread crumb mixture.
• Bake at 425 F degrees until the crumbs brown and the sides of the dish begin to bubble--20-25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and top each with 1 teaspoon melted margarine.
• Serve very hot.