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All Purpose Crab Stuffing

Recipe #199813 | 30 min | 15 min prep | SERVES 2 (Change Servings)

RECIPE BY: Pot Scrubber

Use for stuffing shrimp or mussels. It would also make a very good stuffed flounder. I LOVE this recipe and I am proud of it! I made it up all by myself and it took me two years to perfect it.

Posted on: Dec 9, 2006

Ingredients

  • large green onion, white and green part minced and chopped
  • tablespoons roasted red pepper (or jarred minced pimentos)
  • 1/2 lb crabmeat (I always use vacuum packed packaged and press it dry through a mesh strainer)
  • 2/3 cup fresh breadcrumb (about 2 slices of white bread processed in your food processor)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise (Hellman's or Best brand)
  • tablespoons fresh parsley (minced very finely)
  • paprika, for lightly sprinkling
  • Directions

    1. 1
      Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
    2. 2
      For stuffed shrimp -- butterfly them and put one tbsp of mixture on top and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Use the biggest shrimp you can find!
    3. 3
      For mussels -- place one tbsp of mixture on top of mussels and bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes. (I buy a two pound frozen bag of New Zealand Mussels on the half shell from Fiesta Market. Just thaw -- top with some stuffing mixture and bake. Delicious!).
    4. 4
      Makes enough for generously stuffing 20 large shrimp or 2 lbs of mussels on the half shell.
    5. 5
      Sometimes I will drizzle melted butter over each stuffed mussel or shrimp but do so very very lightly. I will melt butter in the micro and then using a 1/8 tsp measuring spoon pour on each shrimp/mussel. Too much butter and it will become too rich.
    6. 6
      Lightly sprinkle paprika over all.
    7. 7
      I love this.

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    From: homegirl

    On Dec 25, 2007

    My husband and kids gave this 10 thumbs up. I did add a little more green onion and red pepper as I can't leave any recipe alone. I also was making my crab dip recipe along side this one and kept messing up which was which so I ended up dumping a little dry mustard and cram in this...no harm done though. I Also sprinkled fresh grated parm on top of this (stuffed in shrimp) and when they came out of the oven I squirted a little lemon juice on them....YUM< this will be a repeat!

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    From: Dreamgoddess

    On Aug 18, 2007

    Wonderfully delicious! I used it to stuff shrimp and then I wrapped the shrimp with bacon. My shrimp were not quite the jumbo size, so I had some stuffing left. Not a problem, I simply spooned out small portions of it and cooked it like crab cakes.

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  • From: Chef #467694

    On Jun 5, 2007

    I made your stuffing with flounder and it was wonderful!!! My family can't wait to have it again. I didn't have roasted red peppers or pimentos on hand but it was great even without them. I also only had a shallot on hand so I used that instead of the green onion. I also used a crusty, dense bread for the bread crumbs. I placed 1 piece of flounder on the pan then a scoop of the stuffing and then another piece of the flounder on top. Topped it off with a pat of butter, paprika and parsley. Baked it for 20 min. at 425 an it was so so good!! Thank you for such a wonderful addition to my plain flounder!

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  • From: Carol O'

    On Feb 3, 2007

    Fabulous! Prepared recipe exactly with the substitution of lite bread and lite mayo and sprinkled with a little finely grated parmesan. Used colossal shrimp and generously stuffed 8 (there's only the 2 of us) and had enough left to stuff 8 ounces of mushrooms. Highly recommend and will definitely make again. Thanks, Pot Scrubber.

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    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size 1 (293g)

    Recipe makes 2 servings

    Calories 435
    Calories from Fat 164 (37%)
    Amount Per Serving %DV
    Total Fat 18.3g 28%
    Saturated Fat 3.3g 16%
    Monounsaturated Fat 5.0g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 8.3g
    Trans Fat 0.0g
    Cholesterol 163mg 54%
    Sodium 1648mg 68%
    Potassium 427mg 12%
    Total Carbohydrate 37.2g 12%
    Dietary Fiber 2.3g 9%
    Sugars 5.3g
    Protein 29.6g 59%
    Vitamin A 1044mcg 20%
    Vitamin B6 0.3mg 14%
    Vitamin B12 10.7mcg 178%
    Vitamin C 24mg 40%
    Vitamin E 2mcg 7%
    Calcium 159mg 15%
    Iron 3mg 20%

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