Seafood Imperial Recipes

JIMMY'S OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the creamed spinach: Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil. Sweat diced onions but don't brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the spinach, salt and pepper. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the amaretto and stir for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, then stir for 1 minute. Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil, about 4 minutes. Add the cheese and stir constantly. Let it reach a boil and reduce for 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
• For the crab mix: Combine the eggs, mayonnaise, dry mustard, mustard, seafood seasoning and Worcestershire in a large bowl and whisk together. Add the breadcrumbs and mix to make a creamy consistency. Place the crabmeat in a separate large bowl. Very gently fold the wet mixture into the crabmeat, being careful not to break up any of the big lumps, until the mixture just holds together. Set aside.
• For the imperial topping: Whisk together the egg yolks and whole eggs in a bowl, then whisk in the lemon juice, seafood seasoning, mustard and mayo. Shuck the oysters and stuff them with the creamed spinach and crab mix and bake until the crab mix is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove the oysters and put a tablespoon of the imperial topping on each oyster. Bake until the topping becomes a brown color, about 2 minutes.

CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, egg, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay, salt, dry mustard, and cayenne pepper.
• Stir in parsley, shallot, and crab. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, stir together Ritz cracker crumbs and melted butter. Scatter on top of crab mixture.
• Sprinkle paprika on top. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Serve with crackers or toasted baguette.

CRAB IMPERIAL II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine crab meat, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay Seasoning, salt, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, and beaten egg.. Mix thoroughly.
• In an 8" pie dish, spread mixture and lightly coat the entire dish with bread crumbs. Then sprinkle the top with paprika. Dot the dish with the butter.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.

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.

MARYLAND STYLE CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, egg, sugar, old bay, lemon juice and parsley together and blend well, this is your imperial sauce.
• Gently fold crabmeat into, imperial sauce, being careful not to break up crab meat.
• place portions in the baking dish of your choice, using ramekins or small casserole dishes
• Spinkle tops of crab imperial with old bay or paprika.
• Bake in 350-degree oven for 20-25 minutes (top will turn golden brown) or until a thermometer gets an internal reading of 165 degrees
• Allow to cool just a few minutes before serving, it will set and be more flavorful as it cools slightly.

SEAFOOD IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Saute seasoning mix in a little good olive oil until clear.
• Add shrimp, saute 5 minutes; add scallops, saute 2 minutes.
• Add mayo, mustard, and Tony's to taste; simmer about 5 minutes (may be a little liquid).
• Beat egg; add a little liquid from pot to egg, stir well and add mixture to seafood.
• Add about 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and 1/3 cup half and half.
• Mixture may be a little soupy; add just enough bread crumbs to tighten it up.
• Add crabmeat and about 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley; gently stir as to not break up crabmeat.
• Serve in puff pastry shells baked according to package directions.

SEAFOOD IMPERIAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). 1. Quickly saute shrimp and scallops in 2 T. butter until almost done. 2. In a medium bowl, combine crab meat, shrimp, scallops, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning, salt, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, and beaten egg.. Mix thoroughly. 3. In an 8" pie dish (or 8 individual gratin dishes), spread mixture and lightly coat the entire dish with bread crumbs. Then sprinkle the top with paprika. Dot the dish with the butter. 4. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.