Deviled Dungeness Crab With Wild Rice And Orzo Pilaf Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour and salt until blended. Gradually stir in cream until smooth. , Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat., Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in the crab, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and chives., Spoon into six greased 6-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Place on a baking sheet. Combine bread crumbs and melted butter; sprinkle over tops. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add the wild rice and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and simmer, covered, until the rice is tender and the grains begin to pop open, about 45 minutes to an hour. Drain well and set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring 4 cups of water to a boil in another saucepan. Add the orzo and boil until the orzo just begins to become tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Drain and cool under cold water. Set aside.
• When ready to serve, melt the butter in a large saute pan set over medium heat. Add shallots and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the wild rice and orzo and cook, stirring, until heated through. Add the tarragon and parsley, season with salt and pepper to taste and cook for an additional minute. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• For the sauce:
• Place clarified butter in a saucepan and add shallots and celery. Cook until soft. Add flour and cook until mixture reaches an amber color. Add hot milk and mix with a wire whisk to a smooth sauce. Add remaining ingredients to the sauce and cook for 10 minutes.
• For the Rice and Orzo:
• Combine rice and orzo. Add olive oil and lemon pepper. Mix well and put into the bottom of the crab shells.
• Preheat the broiler.
• For the crab:
• Saute crab meat in butter. Add Sherry until heated. Add the sauce to the crabmeat and mix well. Place the mixture on top of the rice and top with bread crumbs, butter, and Parmesan. Place under the broiler until golden brown.
• Serve with the sauce.
• For the wild rice:
• Wash the rice in cold water and strain. Lightly saute shallots in olive oil until transparent. Add wild rice and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and then turn down to a slow simmer and cover. Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes until moisture is totally evaporated. Cool down in refrigerator.
• Bring salted water to a rolling boil. Add orzo and cook for 8 minutes. Strain orzo and cool down in ice water. When cool, strain and place in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Lightly saute shallot with butter or olive oil -- just enough to soften. Add 2 tablespoons of white wine, let it reduce, then add heavy cream, let reduce. When it starts to thicken, add crabmeat and scallions -- cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
• Serve over prepared rice.

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan, add the onion, and cook over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until translucent. Add 5 cups of water, 2 teaspoons of salt, and the wild rice. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to very low, and simmer, covered, for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the rice is tender. Drain well.
• Place the drained rice in a bowl, add the remaining tablespoon of butter, the scallions, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper. Taste for seasonings and serve hot.

Steps:

• Mix together the Worstershire sauce, mushroom ketchup, mustard, 2 tablespoons butter, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper.
• Clean the kidneys by removing the outer skin and cutting away the core. Cut each kidney into three or four pieces. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter with the oil in a frying pan and cook kidneys for 4 to 5 minutes, turning occasionally. Pour the sauce mixture over the kidneys and stir for 1 to 2 minutes to coat the kidneys.
• Serve on warmed plates, sprinkled with parsley and accompanied by lemon wedges and hot buttered toast.
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Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pick through the crabmeat to remove bits of cartilage etc. In a mixing bowl combine the crabmeat with the scallions, celery and bell pepper. (Make sure the green onions, celery and bell pepper are very finely chopped because they won't cook in the oven and you don't want their raw texture to be intrusive.) In a separate mixing bowl combine the mustard with the butter and cream. Combine the crabmeat mixture with the melted butter and cracker crumbs. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and Tabasco sauce to taste. Transfer the mixture to a baking dish. Top with additional cracker crumbs and bake for half an hour until the top has browned.
• Variation instead of combining crabmeat vegetables with the butter and cream combine it with 3/4 cup of evaporated skim milk mixed with 1 teaspoon dry mustard rather than the Dijon mustard.