Stuffed Crabs

13 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, finely diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lb peeled and cooked small shrimp
  • 2 lbs blue point louisiana crabmeat
  • 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs, divided
  • 1/4 cup shrimp stock
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • salt and cayenne pepper
  • 12 cleaned crab shells

Directions

  1. 1
    In large skillet, melt butter.
  2. 2
    Add onion, green and red bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Saute over medium high heat until onions are transparent.
  3. 3
    Put cooked shrimp into food processor. Pulse until shrimp are coarsely ground.
  4. 4
    Add shrimp and crab meat to onion mixture. Cook for 2 minutes on low heat.
  5. 5
    In separate bowl, combine 1/4 cup bread crumbs with shrimp stock. Combine with shrimp and crab meat mixture.
  6. 6
    Add beaten egg, salt and pepper. Combine well.
  7. 7
    Stuff into crab shells. Top each stuffed shell with remaining bread crumbs.
  8. 8
    Top each crab with a pat of butter.
  9. 9
    Bake at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, or until heated through.
  10. 10
    Bon Appetite! :).

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