Crab meat au gratin is a classic French dish that is perfect for a special occasion. It is made with fresh crab meat, a creamy sauce, and a crispy breadcrumb topping. This decadent dish is sure to impress your guests, and it is surprisingly easy to make. With just a few simple ingredients and steps, you can create a delicious crab meat au gratin that will be the star of your next dinner party.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
CAJUN CRABMEAT AU GRATIN
Growing up in Louisiana, we were raised on Seafood. This Authentic Southern Crab dish is a favorite in my family.
Provided by Dennis Morazan
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Crab
Time 1h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 475.7 calories, Carbohydrate 9.9 g, Cholesterol 212.2 mg, Fat 37.6 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 22.9 g, Sodium 1166.7 mg, Sugar 1.9 g
CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN
This recipe comes from a famous New Orleans restaurant but I don't remember which one! However, I remember the taste of the dish and have been trying to duplicate for years. This is very good!
Provided by Witch Doctor
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a heavy saucepan, over moderate heat, melt butter, add onions and celery.
- Cook, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and transparent but not brown.
- Stir in the flour, blend well.
- Add milk, stirring constantly until smooth.
- Add pepper, nutmeg, mustard and cheese.
- Take pot away from heat.
- Beat egg yolk and lemon juice.
- Then add crabmeat, mix well.
- Butter baking pan or individual baking dishes.
- Add onion/cheese mixture to baking pan.
- Pour egg mixture over all.
- Combine cheese and breadcrumbs, sprinkle over top of mixture, then add dash of paprika.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes until top is au gratin, brown and crusty.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.7, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 137.9, Sodium 1190, Carbohydrate 16.5, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.9, Protein 28.1
CRAB AU GRATIN SPREAD
For a warm and winning appetizer, Suzanne Zick of Maiden, North Carolina serves this special cracker spread. It's rich tasting and easy to whip up with convenient canned crab.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 35m
Yield about 2 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 64 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 185mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CRABMEAT AU GRATIN
This is a wonderful crabdish for a dinner party. I usually cut it in half for my family. It is wonderful.
Provided by Gloria 15x
Categories Crab
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
CRABMEAT AU GRATIN
Make dinner and appetizers special with this quick and easy Crabmeat Au Gratin recipe. Add Zatarain's Creole Seasoning or Blackened Seasoning for a flavorful kick, and serve it up with fresh French bread.
Provided by Zatarain's
Categories Appetizers,
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium-low heat. Add onion and parsley; cook and stir 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add flour; cook and stir until lightly browned. Slowly stir in milk; continue cooking until mixture begins to thicken
- Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese, Creole Seasoning and hot pepper sauce. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir until cheese is melted. Gently stir in crabmeat. Pour mixture into greased 1-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese
- Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until mixture begins to bubble around the edges
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 Calories
SEAFOOD AU GRATIN
This is delicious and well worth the effort! Make sure the seafood is very fresh. Best if served in individual baking dishes, but can be made in one larger dish if they are not available.
Provided by JELI
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Crab
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly butter 8 small baking dishes.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Saute shrimp and scallops until firm, about 5 minutes.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add chicken broth and raise heat to high. Stir until thickened. Mix in shallots, mushrooms and wine. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Arrange shrimp, scallops and crab in the bottom of prepared dishes. Pour sauce over seafood and cover with cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 12 t o15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 396.7 calories, Carbohydrate 4.2 g, Cholesterol 213.8 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 44.4 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 1128.7 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
SPINACH AND LUMP CRABMEAT AU GRATIN
Our local newspaper holds a cooking contest once a year and the publishes all of the recipes submitted. This dish was voted the "Grand Champion".
Provided by Luby Luby Luby
Categories Crab
Time 55m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Microwave spinach according to package directions.
- Drain liquid and set aside.
- Melt butter in medium skillet.
- Add crab meat and saute for 3 minutes on medium heat being careful not to break up crab meat too much.
- Remove crab meat, leaving liquid in skillet.
- In same skillet, stir in flour and cook on low heat until well blended.
- Add Monterey Jack cheese and cream cheese, stirring on low heat until completely melted.
- Add Half and Half and seasonings, stirring continuously on medium heat until mixture begins to boil.
- Remove from heat immediately.
- Add spinach and crab meat and carefully fold into sauce.
- Pour into a 9x9 shallow casserole dish or 6 individual ramekins.
- Sprinikle shredded cheese on top and bake for 10 minutes or until is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 484.5, Fat 37.7, SaturatedFat 23.2, Cholesterol 162.7, Sodium 1101.5, Carbohydrate 7.3, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 0.9, Protein 30.9
CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories casseroles, appetizer, side dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the broiler to high.
- Melt two tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and blend well. Do not brown. Add the milk and cook, stirring with a whisk, until blended and smooth. Season with cayenne pepper, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Add the cream, bring to a boil and simmer briefly about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in half of the sherry, beat in the egg yolk well and remove from heat.
- Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook them briefly until wilted. Add the crab meat and cook briefly, stirring gently. Sprinkle with the remaining sherry.
- Spoon the crab meat into a baking dish and smooth over with a spatula. Cover with the hot sauce and spoon it over with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle with the cheese.
- Place the dish under the broiler until golden brown and bubbling hot.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 479, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 30 grams, SaturatedFat 20 grams, Sodium 895 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CRAB MEAT AUGRATIN
How to make Crab Meat AuGratin
Provided by Jennifer J @chocolate_cutie
Categories Fish
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In sauce pan melt butter on medium heat.
- Add onions, green onion, garlic, celery, bell pepper and simmer 5 minutes.
- Add flour a little at a time stirring until all mixed.
- Cook 5 more minutes stirring constantly, make sure no flour sticks; be sure your stove is on low.
- Slowly add whipping cream, stirring constantly until all is added.
- Add cream cheese and blend until melted. Cook until mixture thickens.
- Stir in salt, peppers, egg yolks stir another 1-2 minutes.
- Add panko crumbs.
- Remove from heat and fold in crab meat and half of the cheddar cheese until mixed well.
- Try not to break up lumps of crab meat too much.
- Put in a greased dish and spread remaining cheese on top.
- Bake uncovered at 350 for 20 minutes or until cheese begins to brown.
NEW ORLEANS CRABMEAT AU GRATIN
This is such a good dish. I would order this every time we went to Don's Seafood Hut in Lafayette....still do when I go home to visit. I have tried many recipes, and this is the closest I can come to theirs. This is a collaboration of many different recipes I have tried.
Provided by SkinnyMinnie
Categories Crab
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- In a medium heavy bottomed saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic; sauté for 3-5 min or until vegetables are wilted. Be careful not to brown.
- Sprinkle in the flour, blending well into the mixture.
- Using a wire whisk, add the hot cream into the saucepan, stirring constantly until thick cream sauce is achieved.
- Reduce heat to a simmer.
- Add the white wine, lemon juice, nutmeg, and hot sauce, stir to combine.
- Sprinkle in half of the Cheddar cheese, stirring the mixture constantly.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. If mixture becomes too thick, add a small amount of hot water or whipping cream.
- Place equal parts of the crabmeat in the bottom of 6 au gratin dishes, top with sauce-enough to cover and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 10 min or until cheese is bubbly.
- OR.
- Spread crabmeat on the bottom of an 8-inch baking dish, top with sauce, and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
- Bake for 30 min or until cheese is bubbly and melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 835.7, Fat 77.1, SaturatedFat 47.8, Cholesterol 317.9, Sodium 623.6, Carbohydrate 9.5, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.8, Protein 27.5
CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN
My mom has made this for me as long as I can remember. As kids, I remember my sisters and I going through lots of toasted bread to get every drop of the dish.
Provided by Caryn
Categories Crab
Time 25m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Blend butter, flour, and salt; gradually stir in milk.
- Cook over medium heat until thickened.
- Stir in crab meat and onions.
- Stir in cheese until melted.
- Pour into 4 to 6 Au Gratin dishes.
- Toast and butter bread.
- Cut each piece into 4 triangles.
- Place 4 to 6 pieces of toast into each dish (arrange around the edge of the dish) to use for dipping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 577.2, Fat 39.1, SaturatedFat 24.4, Cholesterol 152.2, Sodium 2351.8, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.4, Protein 31.7
Tips:
- Fresh crab meat is always the best option, but you can also use frozen or canned crab meat. Just be sure to thaw it completely before using. - Use a good quality white wine for the sauce. A dry Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio works well. - Don't overcook the crab meat. It should be cooked through, but not tough. - Serve the crab meat au gratin immediately, while it's still hot and bubbly. - Garnish the crab meat au gratin with fresh parsley or chives.Conclusion:
Crab meat au gratin is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. It's a great way to use up leftover crab meat, and it's also a great dish to serve at parties or potlucks. With its creamy sauce, tender crab meat, and crispy breadcrumb topping, crab meat au gratin is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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