Creole Crab DIp Recipe
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Ingredients: 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 16 ounces cream cheese (2 packages) 1/2 chopped green onions salt to taste freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 pound crab meat 2 ounces goat chess or feta cheese, crumbled (optional) 24 baguette slices
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Directions:Sauté shallots in 3 tablespoons melted butter over medium heat until tender. Add heavy cream, simmer mixture until it reduces by two- thirds. Reduce heat to low and add 8 ounces of the cream cheese. Stir to combine. Gradually stir in remaining cream cheese until thickened. Add green onions. Add salt and pepper to taste Stir to combine and remove from heat. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush baguette slices with remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Season with salt and pepper. Bake until golden. Reheat cream cheese mixture over low heat. Gently fold in crab meat and pour into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with optional goat or feta cheese. Broil on top rack of oven until golden. Watch carefully as this will happen quickly. Serve hot out of the oven with toasted baguette slices. |
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Notes: Fresh gulf shrimp are delicious and plentiful in New Orleans. This dish a true favorite among native New Orleanians. It is not as well known as gumbo or jambalaya but equally adored.
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