Party Favorite Crabmeat Au Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter. Add onions, celery, bell pepper and pimiento and saute until soft.
• Stir in flour and blend well.
• Add hot half and half, stirring; cook, stirring until sauce thickens.
• Add wine, salt, and cayenne.
• Spread crabmeat in buttered baking dish; spoon sauce over crabmeat and sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Bake in preheated 375 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until bubbly.

Steps:

• 1. Saute onion and celery in butter until they are soft.
• 2. Once the vegetables are done, make sure the burner is on medium. Heat and sprinkle in the flour to make the roux. Stir until all of the flour is absorbed and bubbling.
• 3. Slowly add the evaporated milk stirring as you go. Once it is all added, whisk any lumps out and bring up to a slow simmer.
• 4. Add beaten eggs and stir constantly. Cook for five minutes on medium to low heat.
• 5. Add salt and pepper.
• 6. Remove from heat and fold in crab meat.
• 7. Stir in cheddar cheese.
• 8. Pour mixture into a 2-3 quart sprayed baking dish.
• 9. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.
• 10. Optional: Add a little extra grated cheese for the last 10 minutes of baking.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Melt 4 Tbsp butter in medium size saucepan; add onions, green onions and parsley.
• Sauté until onion is clear.
• Stir in garlic, crabmeat,Creole Seasoning (to taste), and hot sauce; reduce heat to low and continue cooking.
• In a separate saucepan, melt remaining butter over medium heat, add 2 Tbsp flour and lightly brown, stirring occasionally.
• Slowly add stock and continue cooking until mixture begins to thicken.
• Add ½ of cheddar cheese, stir until melted.
• Pour mixture into crab and carefully stir.
• Turn into greased casserole and top with remaining cheddar and mozzarella.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes.
• Serve hot as a main course or with toasted French bread or crackers for a great hot appetizer.

Steps:

• 1. Mix together the melted butter, flour & milk over low heat until thickened.
• 2. Take off heat & stir in the wine. Now stir in the crab meat, salt, pepper & Old Bay.
• 3. Pour into sprayed casserole dish & sprinkle cheese on top. Bake at 325 for 20 to 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking dish. In a bowl, whip together the egg yolks and heavy cream.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute the onion and celery about 5 minutes. Season with salt, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and Creole seasoning. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very tender.
• Mix the flour into the saucepan, and cook and stir continuously for 5 minutes. Mix in the egg yolk mixture. Stir in the 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese and American cheese until melted. Remove from heat and fold in the crabmeat. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned. Remove from heat and top with the sharp Cheddar cheese and green onions. Allow the cheese to melt before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease a 12 x 8-inch baking dish.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add flour and stir until well blended. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Add a ladle of milk mixture to beaten egg yolks; stir well. Pour egg mixture into milk mixture in pan. Add salt, cayenne and black pepper; cook, stirring, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Place crabmeat in a medium bowl. Add sauce and mix gently but thoroughly to blend. Spoon into prepared pan. Sprinkle with Cheddar.
• Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes, or until cheese melts and begins to lightly brown.

Steps:

• Saute green onions, celery and mushrooms in butter, set aside.
• Start white sauce:
• Melt butter in heavy saucepan.
• Blend in flour, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Remove from heat and add milk a little at a time.
• Season to taste and cook on low heat until thick and bubbly.
• Add White sauce, crabmeat, salt and pepper.
• Place in greased baking dish and top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
• Serve with salad and bread for a quick easy and TASTY dinner! Can be served with a sliced small baguette or other bread as an appetizer!

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in the flour, salt and paprika until smooth. Gradually add the cream, milk and wine. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the crab, mushrooms and chives; heat through. Stir in cheese just until melted., Transfer to a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over crab mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with crackers.