Fighting Crab Crunchy Potato 5fix Recipes

CRAB SALAD STUFFED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the potatoes until soft, about 40 minutes depending on the size.
• Heat the oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven. Scoop out the flesh and transfer to a bowl for use in the Root Vegetable Mash, recipe follows. Place the potato skins into the fryer until they become brown and crispy. Remove the skins, place on paper towels and season with salt, and pepper, to taste. Let cool to room temperature.
• Mix the crab with the mayonnaise, Dijon, green onions, and chives. Season the mixture with salt, and pepper, to taste. Spoon the mixture into the potato skins.
• For the Root Vegetable Mash:
• Cook all the potatoes, parsnips, carrots, and salsify in salted boiling water for about 30 minutes, or until tender. Add the inside of the potatoes from the Crab Salad Stuffed Potato Skins, recipe follows, if desired to the rest of the vegetables. Mash the vegetables along with the cream and butter. Season the vegetables with salt, and pepper, to taste. Keep warm.

CRAB STUFFED TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Prick holes in the potatoes with a fork and place directly on the oven rack. Roast until cooked through, about 45 minutes, depending on the size of the potato.
• While the potatoes are cooking prepare the crab: Add 2 tablespoons of butter to a frying pan. Add the shallots and cook until translucent. Next add the minced garlic and saute in the frying pan to gently brown the shallots and garlic. Add the thyme and crab and cook until heated through. Then set aside.
• Lower the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Once the potatoes are cooked and cool enough to handle cut, off a small portion of the top making an opening in the potato.
• Take a spoon and scoop the pulp into a bowl. Place the potato skins on a cookie sheet and put in a 350 degree F oven for about 5 minutes to dry them out and ensure they will be crispy when done.
• To the potato pulp, add the shallot/crab mixture, remaining butter, cheese and sour cream and mix. Then add parsley, salt and pepper, to taste. Fill the potato shells with the potato/crab mixture. Bake until cheese has melted around 35 to 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley.

FRIED SOFT-SHELL CRAB

Steps:

• Clean each crab. Lift one pointed side of top shell and remove the gills by pulling them out. Put top shell back down and repeat on other side. On the bottom side remove tail flap by twisting and pulling off. Using a pair of scissors, remove the face by cutting behind the eyes. Rinse the crabs thoroughly with cold water. Dry on paper towels.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (180 degrees F). In a shallow dish, whisk together the egg and milk using a fork. In a separate bowl, stir salt and pepper into the flour. Lightly salt the crab, then dip in the flour, dip in the egg, then in the flour again.
• Carefully place crabs into the deep-fryer. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden brown on one side. Carefully turn over, and cook until golden on the other side. Drain on paper towels. Serve as soon as they are cool enough to eat. You can eat the whole crab.

CRAB-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 425° for 45-55 minutes or until tender. When cool enough to handle, halve potatoes lengthwise. Carefully scoop out pulp into a bowl, leaving a thin shell. Set shells aside. Beat or mash potato pulp with butter, cream, salt and pepper until smooth. Using a fork, stir in onions or chives and cheese. Gently mix in crab. Stuff shells. Sprinkle with paprika. Return to the oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.

CRUNCHY CRAB PARCELS

Steps:

• Boil the potato for 15 mins until soft. Meanwhile, place 25g of the butter and all of the cream in a heavy-based pan and bring to the boil. Slice the spring onions, separating the green and white parts, then add the white slices to the boiling liquid and cook for 1-2 mins to soften. Pass the cooked potato through a ricer or sieve to a really fine mash, then add to the pan and mix everything together. Set aside to cool.
• Add the crabmeat and sliced green bits of spring onion to the potato mixture and stir together. Melt the remaining butter. Unwrap the filo pastry and cover with a clean, damp tea towel to prevent it drying out. Brush melted butter over one sheet, place another on top and brush again with butter. Then add a final sheet of filo.
• Cut the filo sheets lengthways into 3 long strips. Then cut each strip in half across the middle. Place a teaspoon of the crab onto the bottom right-hand corner of each filo strip. Fold the filo over to make a triangle, then fold again, rolling up the strip. When the mixture is enclosed and you have a neat triangle shape, place on a baking sheet and brush with more butter. Can be made ahead up to this point and frozen for up to 1 month.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cook the rolls for 15-20 mins until golden and crisp. To serve, pile the parcels up on a plate or bowl, then scatter over with extra sliced spring onion, if you like.

BACON POTATO BOWLS #5FIX

Steps:

• Cover the bottom of a muffin pan with tin foil.
• Take 4(1/2 slice) pieces of bacon and weave them together ( like a basket).
• Lay across the bottom foil covered muffin tin to make a bowl shape press tightly to foil.
• Repeat this process for the other five.
• Bake in a preheated 350 oven about 20 minutes or until bacon is crispy ( may vary with ovens and thickness of bacon.).
• Meanwhile prepare Simply Potatoes traditional mashed potatoes according to package directions. When fully cooked stir in 1/4cup shredded cheddar cheese.
• When bacon is crispy remove and set aside to cool slightly about 3 minutes.
• Next take the bacon bowls and turn them over and place on a lined cookie sheet (no mess).
• Fill the bacon cups with the potato mixture.
• Top each one with remaining cheddar cheese.
• Return to oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is nicely melted and warm.
• top each potato bowl with a dollop of sour cream and chopped green onions.

POTATO WOVEN CAJUN SHRIMP #5FIX

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, coat shrimp with Cajun blackening seasoning.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
• Using your hands, firmly press shredded potatoes against each side of a shrimp. Set aside, and repeat. Assemble all before cooking.
• Add oil to the pan and briefly heat.
• Gently place shrimp blanketed in potatoes into hot skillet. Cook for about four minutes per side or until potatoes crisp up and be gentle to flip.
• Plate shrimp and squeeze fresh lemon juice over the top.