Neptune Strip Recipes

STEAK NEPTUNE

Steps:

• Place the steaks between sheets of plastic wrap.
• Pound with the flat side of a mallet until they are of an even thickness (about ¼" or so).
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place some crabmeat on one end of each steak and then sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Roll the steaks up to encase the filling.
• Roll the steaks in cornstarch, coating heavily.
• Heat the butter in a saucepan and, over medium heat, sauté the steaks for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through, turning them to brown evenly.
• Remove the steaks from pan and keep them warm.
• Add the scallions and green peppers to pan, and sauté for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the flour and add the wine.
• Heat to boiling, stirring up the browning.
• Add the cream and boil, stirring, until the sauce is thickened and smooth.
• Add the steaks to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes longer.
• Serve garnished with chopped parsley.

ELEGANT BAKED SEAFOOD NEPTUNE

Steps:

• Cut 1/4-inch stem from each tomato.
• Scoop out pulp to make a shallow cup; be sure to reserve pulp.
• Saute green pepper, carrots and onion in 1/4 cup melted butter for about 5 minute.
• Stir in the flour, salt, sugar, and pepper.
• Add reserved pulp.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens & boils.
• Add seafood, sherry (optional), and parsley.
• Pile into tomato cups.
• Place in shallow baking pan.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with butter.
• Bake at 375°F until thoroughly heated.

MUSHROOM CAP NEPTUNE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine together cream cheese, crabmeat, almonds, butter, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Season to taste and stir in bread crumbs.
• Remove the stems from mushrooms and cut thin slices from the rounded side of the cap, to make sure it stands securely. Fill each cap with 1 to 2 tsp of the crab mixture.
• Place in 4 individual baking dishes. Combine the butter, lemon juice, rind and parsley and season well. Drizzle ¼ cup of butter mixture over each dish of mushrooms.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until caps are cooked.

KEG'S MUSHROOM NEPTUNE

Steps:

• Combine all 8 ingredients.
• Mix well until blended and fill mushroom caps. (Piping the caps with a pastry bag is a nice touch.).
• Bake at 375ºF for 15 minutes or until slightly browned.

NEPTUNE'S DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt 3 T butter over medium heat in a large saucepan; remove from heat and whisk in flour.
• Whisk in 1/2 c of heavy cream and return to heat.
• Add in the parmesan cheese; stir until creamy.
• Remove from heat and add in the remaining cream.
• Add in the sherry, paprika, Old Bay, cayenne, mushrooms, minced onion, crabmeat and shrimp.
• Spoon the mixture into 6 ramekins.
• In a food processor, blend the croutons and parsley together.
• Top each casserole with this mixture and drizzle with the 4 T of melted butter.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the top is browned and bubbly.