Grilled Crab Stuffed Imperial Portabellas

 

Grilled Crab Stuffed Imperial Portabellas

Ingredients:

1 lb. lump crab meat

4 medium whole portabella mushrooms, cleaned

4 Tbsp. butter, divided 2/2

1 Tbsp. flour

2/3 C. half & half

1 Tbsp. vidalia onion, finely minced

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 C. mayonnaise

1 lemon, squeezed

1/2 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning

2 C. sourdough bread, cubed 1/2″

Directions:

In saucepan, make tan roux with 2 tablespoons of butter and flour.Add half and half while stirring over medium heat until thickened and smooth.

Add onion & Worcestershire sauce. Take off heat and cool.

In another pan, lightly brown 2 tablespoons of butter.  Gently add crabmeat.

In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, lemon juice, Old Bay & bread cubes then easily toss into the cooled sauce. Add to crabmeat easily so as not to break up lumps.

Pile evenly into lightly salted/peppered mushrooms and dust with Old Bay seasoning.
Put on lightly oiled baking stone; do not crowd.

Grill 12-15 minutes on indirect hot grill (or 400 degree oven) until mushrooms are slightly soft and crab has crispy edges.

To Serve:

Warm a plain sourdough bolle on grill with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt.  Plate mushrooms on baby greens, lightly sprayed with truffle oil. Add lemon wedges on side.

Chesapeake Bay Crab Reuben

 

Chesapeake Bay Crab Reuben

Ingredients:

1 lb. lump Crab Meat

1 1/2 pounds pastrami

¼ C. mayonnaise

1 Tbsp. chili sauce

2 tsp. sweet pickle relish

10 slices of rye bread

5 slices of Swiss cheese

2 eggs, beaten

¼ C. milk

Dash of salt and pepper

2 Tbs. butter

Directions:

Combine crab, mayonnaise, chili sauce, and pickle relish in a medium mixing bowl.Spread over five slices of bread. Top each with 5 ounces of pastrami and a slice of cheese. Close sandwich with another slice of bread.

Blend together eggs, milk and salt in another medium mixing bowl.Dip both sides of sandwich into the egg mixture.Melt 2 Tbs. of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the sandwiches on both sides until brown and the cheese melted.

Makes 5 sandwiches.