Deviled Crab with Sherry Sauce

Name: Deviled Crab with Sherry Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne; 907 grams cooked king crab legs in shell, thawed if frozen and shells split lengthwise; 59 milliliters fine dry bread crumbs; 1 teaspoons dry mustard; 79 milliliters dry Sherry; 2 larges egg yolks; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 large garlic clove, lightly crushed; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 14 grams 1/4 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters 1/2 stick unsalted butter; 6 servings whole milk

Need a pescatarian main course? Deviled Crab with Sherry Sauce could be a spectacular recipe to try. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 17g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 316 calories. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up milk, medium-dry sherry, egg yolks, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F.

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Remove crabmeat from shell, discarding cartilage, and cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces.

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Crabmeat

Meat

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, then add flour and cook, whisking, 2 minutes.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Add milk in a slow stream, whisking, then add garlic and bring to a boil, whisking. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking, until béchamel is thickened, about 3 minutes.

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Garlic

Milk

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Remove from heat and discard garlic.

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Garlic

Whisk together yolks, Sherry, mustard, nutmeg, cayenne, and salt in a bowl, then add hot béchamel in a slow stream, whisking.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Mustard

Nutmeg

Sherry

Egg Yolk

Salt

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Pour mixture into saucepan and cook over very low heat, whisking constantly, until an instant-read thermometer registers 160°F, about 2 minutes.

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and gently stir in crabmeat and parsley. Divide mixture among 6 (4-ounce) ramekins.

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Parsley

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Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and cool slightly. Stir together melted butter, bread crumbs, and cheese with a fork, then sprinkle over crab. Put ramekins in a shallow baking pan and bake in upper third of oven until crab is bubbling and crumbs are golden brown, about 5 minutes.

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Breadcrumbs

Butter

Cheese

Crab

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Ramekin

•Deviled crab can be prepared (but not baked) 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before baking.

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Servings:

0teaspoons

cayenne 907grams

cooked king crab legs in shell, thawed if frozen and shells split lengthwise 59milliliters

fine dry bread crumbs 1teaspoons

dry mustard 79milliliters

dry Sherry 2larges

egg yolks 2Tbsps

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1large

garlic clove, lightly crushed 0teaspoons

freshly grated nutmeg 14grams

1/4 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano 1teaspoons

salt 59milliliters

1/2 stick unsalted butter 6servings

whole milk

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Shellfish works really well with Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. The La Crema Russian River Chardonnay with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 28 dollars per bottle.