Best 7 Mrs Edisons Old Fashioned Recipe For Deviled Crab Recipes

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Are you searching for a recipe to whip up a batch of authentic "Mrs. Edison's Old Fashioned Recipe for Deviled Crab"? This classic dish, named after the wife of the renowned inventor Thomas Edison, has been tantalizing taste buds for generations with its blend of creamy and flavorful fillings encased in a crispy breadcrumb coating. Look no further! In this comprehensive article, we will provide you with everything you need to know to recreate this timeless recipe, including the detailed instructions, step-by-step guidance, and a list of the essential ingredients that will transform your kitchen into a culinary haven. So, prepare to embark on a culinary adventure as we delve into the secrets of this legendary dish and uncover the magic behind Mrs. Edison's Old Fashioned Recipe for Deviled Crab.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

DEVILED CRAB



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These make fantastic appetizers before a larger seafood feast, or, if you use big Dungeness crab shells as I do here, a light supper all by itself. You can refrigerate the mixture for a few days beforehand, and you can freeze the stuffed crabs, well wrapped, for a few months.

Provided by Hank Shaw

Categories     Appetizer     Main Course

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup minced shallot or onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno or serrano chile, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound crabmeat
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
3 green onions, chopped
3 tablespoons minced parsley
1 sleeve Saltines, crushed ((about 4 ounces))
Salt and black pepper
1 stick butter, melted ((about 1/2 cup))
Lemons or limes, for serving

Steps:

  • Cook the onions in the olive oil in a small pan over medium heat until they turn translucent, a few minutes. Add the garlic and minced chile and cook another minute or two. Turn off the heat and let this cool for 10 minutes or so.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add all the remaining ingredients, except for the melted butter and the citrus. Mix well. Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • When the onion mixture has cooled, mix it into the crab mixture. Stuff the mixture into cleaned crab shells or whatever else makes you happy. Drizzle the melted butter over the stuffed shells evenly.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, and serve with wedges of lemon or lime.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416 kcal, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 23 g, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Cholesterol 108 mg, Sodium 1205 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving

MRS. EDISON'S OLD FASHIONED RECIPE FOR DEVILED CRAB



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The Edisons' recipes were written during their lifetime, therefore the directions, measurements and styles of the recipes reflect the period in which they lived and their personal tastes. Because the recipes are original for the times, you will want to read them carefully and experiment liberally. We know you will enjoy a look at heir lives as well as their scrumptious recipes.

Provided by EdisonFordWinterEst

Categories     Crab

Time 2m

Yield 1 batch, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/3 cup butter
1 teaspoon dried mustard
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cream
2 cups crabmeat
1/2 cup celery (or little red peppers if desired)

Steps:

  • Cream butter and add flour, mustard and blend together; then add everything else. Put cream in last with the crab meat and be sure to blend them well before putting them in shells. Sprinkle with buttered bread crumbs and bake in moderate oven until brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.3, Fat 18.1, SaturatedFat 10.9, Cholesterol 111.2, Sodium 348.8, Carbohydrate 2.6, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.6, Protein 2.9

DEVILED CRAB - OLD BILOXI RECIPES



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From the FB group, "Old Biloxi Recipes." This sounds similar to what my grandmother from Ocean Springs, MS used to make with more crabmeat than filler. Fills 6 large crab shells or ramekins.

Provided by mailbelle

Categories     Crab

Time 45m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 cups crabmeat
2 hard-boiled eggs, minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
1/2 cup breadcrumbs (toasted, 2 slices of bread = 1/2 cup crumbs)

Steps:

  • Melt butter then add flour and milk. Add other ingredients, putting in chunks of crabmeat last. Fill shells.
  • Put toasted buttered crumbs on top. Bake 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167.9, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 96.7, Sodium 198.5, Carbohydrate 11.3, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.1, Protein 5

MRS. EDISON'S OLD FASHIONED RECIPE FOR CORN FLAKE COOKIES



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The Edisons' recipes were written during their lifetime, therefore the directions, measurements and styles of the recipes reflect the period in which they lived and their personal tastes. Because the recipes are original for the times, you will want to read them carefully and experiment liberally. We know you will enjoy a look at heir lives as well as their scrumptious recipes.

Provided by EdisonFordWinterEst

Categories     Dessert

Time 2m

Yield 1 batch, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 egg whites (beaten stiff)
1 cup pecans (and a few black walnuts cut in pieces)
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups corn flakes, toasted

Steps:

  • Beat egg whites stiff, adding sugar gradually. Fold in nuts and carefully fold in corn flakes so as not to break them. Drop on greased tin and bake in very slow oven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.7, Fat 6.6, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 43, Carbohydrate 13.7, Fiber 1, Sugar 9.2, Protein 1.7

DEVILLED CRAB



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This dish needs a bit of preparation due to the amount of chopping! But it's a great dish to make, the cayenne and mustard really give it flavour and bite.

Provided by seafoodandeatit

Time 40m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 packs of Seafood & Eat It White Crab
100g of White Breadcrumbs
125g celery, finely sliced
150g of Onion, chopped
125g of Butter, melted
4 tablespoons of Milk or Cream
1 teaspoon of Mustard powder
1/2 a teaspoon of Cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons of Parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon of sweet green pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
  • Mix the crab meat with the breadcrumbs, celery, onions and moisten with the butter and cream.
  • Season with the mustard, salt, cayenne, parsley and sweet green pepper and mix thoroughly.
  • Pile the mixture into shells or flat individual dishes and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.
  • Serve immediately.

DEVILED SHRIMP AND CRAB



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Make and share this Deviled Shrimp and Crab recipe from Food.com.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Crab

Time 35m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 onion, minced
1 green pepper, chopped fine
1 red pepper, chopped fine
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup fresh breadcrumb
1 teaspoon dry mustard
Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco sauce
1 cup cream
5 ounces lump crabmeat, picked over
1/2 lb large shrimp, shelled and deveined

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 390F and put rack in middle of oven.
  • Cook onion and peppers in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until soft.
  • Transfer to a bowl, add breadcrumbs, mustard, Worcestershire Sauce and Tabasco.
  • Stir in cream, crab meat and season to taste.
  • Divide shrimp among 4 individual, buttered gratin dishes; spoon crab mixture over.
  • Bake on a baking sheet for 12-15 minutes, or until mixture is bubbling and tops are golden-brown.
  • Serve with lots of crusty bread and chilled, white wine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 485.8, Fat 30.4, SaturatedFat 17.6, Cholesterol 202.5, Sodium 499.7, Carbohydrate 28.3, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 4.9, Protein 25.4

DEVILED CRAB



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If live crabs are unavailable to you, or if you feel timid about preparing them yourself, use crab that has already been picked. Other types of crab, and imitation crab can be used as well.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Crab

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

12 live hard-shelled live blue crabs (or 2 cups-about 12 oz., flaked crab meat)
1 cup Old Bay Seasoning
2 slices bread, torn into soft crumbs
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 green onion, finely chopped
coarse salt (optional)
lemon wedge

Steps:

  • ---To Prepare Crabs---.
  • Fill a large dutch oven 2 gallons water; add 1 cup of Old Bay seasoning (if desired) and heat to a boil.
  • Drop live crabs into the water, reduce heat and simmer until done (about 10 minutes).
  • Drain, and remove crabs.
  • To remove meat, grasp body of the crab; break off the large claws; remove meat from the claws.
  • Pull off the top shell and reserve.
  • Cut or break off the lower legs; scrape off the gills, and remove the organs located in the center of the body carefully.
  • Remove the meat from the body.
  • Scrub the shells with a brush and rinse before filling.
  • ---To Prepare Filling---.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Grease the largest 6 shells (or ramekins if using crab meat with no shells).
  • Mix the breadcrumbs with the milk in a bowl.
  • Add the butter, dry mustard, cayenne, egg, and onion and mix gently.
  • Spoon the filling into the shells.
  • Pour a layer of coarse salt onto a lipped baking sheet or jelly-roll pan.
  • Nest the shells in the salt and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Serve at once with wedges of lemon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 147.5, Fat 9.7, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 89.8, Sodium 251.4, Carbohydrate 5.1, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.5, Protein 9.8

Tips:

  • Be sure to use fresh crabmeat for the best flavor. If you can't find fresh crabmeat, you can use frozen crabmeat that has been thawed in the refrigerator overnight.
  • If you don't have any sherry on hand, you can substitute dry white wine or chicken broth.
  • Feel free to adjust the amount of cayenne pepper to taste. If you like things spicy, you can add more cayenne pepper. If you don't like things spicy, you can omit the cayenne pepper altogether.
  • Serve the deviled crabs immediately after they are baked. They can also be served cold, but they are best when they are hot and bubbly.

Conclusion:

Mrs. Edison's Old Fashioned Recipe for Deviled Crab is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of crabmeat, mayonnaise, bread crumbs, and spices creates a flavorful and satisfying filling that is sure to please everyone. Whether you serve them as an appetizer or a main course, these deviled crabs are sure to be a hit.

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