Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp
More Crab and Less Bread
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Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp is a dish that I have always loved which can and usually is destroyed by restaurants, wedding reception halls, banquet facilities and other places that think they are enticing you with the dream of well-prepared, plentiful and delicious Stuffed Shrimp. Well, these places are now being demanded by you and I to stop wrecking this wonderful seafood dish and start making this the right way. This post contains the right way. Never skimp. Please try it this way. I promise that you will not get that all bread stuffing, tasteless mess. Consider those days over for you at home. With the help of Emeril Lagasse, try his recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
- 2 teaspoons Essence, recipe follows
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup minced yellow onions
- 1/4 cup minced celery
- 1/4 minced green bell peppers
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 1 1/2 cups crushed buttery, flaky crackers
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 20 jumbo shrimp (about 2 pounds), shelled, leaving tail and connecting shell segment, deveined, and butterflied lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespon chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 pound kale, chiffonade
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Chopped parsley, garnish
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges, garnish
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a large baking dish and set aside.
- Place the crabmeat in a large bowl and season with the Essence. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- In a large skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the parsley and the garlic,
and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool. - Add the cooled vegetables to the crabmeat and toss to combine. Add the mayonnaise, egg, lemon juice, Worcestershire and hot sauce and stir gently with a large wooden spoon. Add 1 cup of the cracker crumbs, the salt, and pepper, and stir gently, being careful
not to break up the crabmeat. - Mound about 2 tablespoons of the crabmeat stuffing into each shrimp, press gently to close, and place, stuffed sides up, in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of the flaky, buttery cracker crumbs over the stuffed shrimp and drizzle with the remaining melted butter. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
- While the shrimp are baking, heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive oil. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring continuously, for 1 minute. Add the kale and saute until the kale is just wilted, about 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Place the kale on 4 plates. Remove the shrimp from the oven and divide among plates, on top of the kale. Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges. Serve immediately.
Read more at: Emeril’s Childhood Favorite:
Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp – Recipe
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