Spicy Crab Mornay
Created by ImPat on October 27, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 30-50m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #15288
Ingredients
- 400 grams raw crab (about 4 blue swimmer crabs)
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 3 shallots (finely chopped)
- 80 grams green capsicum (green peppers finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- Cayenne pepper (pinch of)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
- 100 gram low-fat cheese
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 1/2 lemons (juice of)
- 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 cup breadcrumbs (fresh)
How to Make
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Step 1: Clean the crabs and remove all the flesh from the body, legs and claws.
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Step 2: Thoroughly clean the backs of the crabs and reserve for use as a serving dish.
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Step 3: Melt butter in a frypan/skillet and fry the shallots and capsicum for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the parmesan cheese and combine well.
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Step 4: Heat through but DO NOT bring to the boil.
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Step 5: Fill the crab shells or individual ramekins with the mixture.
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Step 6: Sprinkle a tablespoon parmesan cheese over each serve and bake in a hot oven until golden brown (or you could put under the grill/broiler).
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (217.9 g)
- Calories 357.9
- Total Fat - 12.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.8 g
- Cholesterol - 83.2 mg
- Sodium - 985.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.3 g
- Sugars - 8.2 g
- Protein - 34.7 g
- Calcium - 386.3 mg
- Iron - 4.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 25.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg