Crab Recipes

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Cajun Stuffed Crab

Recipe from: The Crab Place

This recipe is credited to Mr. Al Olinde of Salisbury, Maryland, and was the Grand Prize winner in the Hot Dish division of the 1990 Crab Cooking Contest in Crisfield, Maryland.

Stuffing:
1 pound Maryland lump crabmeat
3 or 4 tablespoon cracker crumbs
½ cup finely chopped green onions
½ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon. Worcestershire sauce
dash of cajun seasoning
dash of Tabasco sauce

Gently mix crabmeat with cracker crumbs, green onions, and seasonings. Add sour cream and mix with a spatula. Stuff crab shells and sprinkle with paprika or cajun seasonings. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 400°F.

Sauce:
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
dash of Tabasco sauce
dash of Worcestershire sauce
6 small cleaned crab shells

Melt butter in saucepan and mix in ingredients in order and simmer briefly over low heat. Top stuffed crabs with sauce before serving.