Crab And Wild Mushroom Cheesecake Recipes

Steps:

• For the crust, combine the bread crumbs, cheese and butter in a bowl until well blended. Press onto the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch spring form pan. Bake at 325*F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
• For the filling, heat the olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and bell pepper. Saute for about 2 minutes, then add the mushrooms. Saute for 10 minutes. (until liquid evaporates and mushrooms start to brown) Remove from heat and cool.
• Beat the cream cheese, salt and pepper in a large bowl until fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the onion mixture, crab meat, gouda cheese and parsley. Pour into the crust.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 1 1/2 hours until the top is puffed and browned and the center still slightly jiggly when the pan is shaken. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or chilled. Store, covered in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients in medium bowl until well blended. Press mixture onto bottom (not sides) of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Bake crust until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool crust while preparing filling. Maintain oven temperature.
• Make filling:
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and bell pepper and sauté 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté until liquid evaporates and mushrooms begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Cool.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, salt and pepper in large bowl until mixture is fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then whipping cream. Mix in vegetable mixture, crabmeat, smoked Gouda and chopped parsley.
• Pour filling over crust. Place cheesecake on baking sheet. Bake until cake puffs and browns on top but center moves slightly when pan is shaken, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool. (Cheesecake can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cheesecake. Release pan sides. Transfer cheesecake to platter. Serve cold or at room temperature with baguette slices.