This decadent, easy-to-make appetizer is made with Parmesan cheese and a tiny bit of cayenne for a little kick. Serve in single-serving ramekins with toasted ciabatta and a green herb salad for an elegant dinner party starter.
Provided by PoisonIvy1983
Categories Crab
Time 35m
Yield 6 portions, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400°F.
- Flake the white crabmeat and combine with the brown crabmeat in a bowl and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking for one minute. In a separate pan, gently heat the double cream.
- Remove the butter and flour mixture from the heat and whisk in the heated cream. Return to the heat, gently bring to a boil, then simmer, whisking for a minute or two until thickened.
- Add three quarters of the cheese, the cayenne and paprika and two-thirds of the crab. Season with a little bit of salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Divide the remaining crabmeat between six ramekins. Top with the creamy crab and cheese mixture, and sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
- Place the ramekins onto a baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until bubbling hot and golden.
- Serve the crab au gratin with triangles of toasted fresh bread or rounds of ciabatta and a simple green herb salad.
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Jenny Tipsword
[email protected]I love the combination of crab and cheese in this dish.
Eustacie Matthews
[email protected]This is a great recipe for using up leftover crab.
mahir
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit with my family and friends.
Shahzain Ali
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a special occasion.
KING AFTAB
[email protected]I love that this dish can be made ahead of time.
Juky
[email protected]This dish is perfect for a cold winter night.
Qasim jutt qasim786
[email protected]I've never made crab au gratin before, but this recipe made it easy.
Sujan wagle
[email protected]This is a great recipe for using up leftover crab.
Gregory's Garcia
[email protected]I made this dish for a party last weekend and it was a huge success.
Everett Strickland
[email protected]This dish is rich and decadent, but it's also surprisingly easy to make.
Sunar Usha
[email protected]I love the combination of crab and cheese in this dish.
Crow Hunter
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a special occasion.
Margie Licardo
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit with my family and friends.
Sambulo Simelane
[email protected]This was so easy to make and tasted amazing! I used fresh crab and it was the best crab au gratin I've ever had.