Crab meat is incontestably expensive, but oh, so delicious. Just one pound of crab meat should be enough to make 16 crab appetizers, thus this offers you and your guests with some stylish bites to begin your party off in style. The following five crab appetizers are quick and easy to prepare. For each of these crab appetizers, begin by sorting and cleaning the crab meat, removing any cartilage you may find. You can also alternate the Krab(TM) product in any of these recipes, but the real crab does create a better outcome. So, let’s get cooking!
1. This crab appetizer takes its prompt from the Crab Louie salad. It is a yummy mini-salad that will satisfy the most fastidious epicure. Split the crab among the sixteen pieces of lettuce. Place one cherry tomato and one slice of hard boiled egg on one side. Break eight leaves of hearts of Romaine in half. Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper over each lettuce boat. If you wish Serve Thousand Island dressing on the side. Delicious! Sprinkle a little lemon juice over the crab and garnish with a feather of fresh tarragon.
2. Crab quesadillas are a tasty variation on the conventional Mexican recipe. Lightly fry four 8-inch flour tortillas and drain on paper towels. Lay out one tortilla on a cutting board and deal out half of the crab meat, green and red onions and the cheese over the tortilla. Thinly slice two green onions. Finely dice one half of a small Spanish red onion and one third pound of dill Havarti cheese. Top with one more tortilla and set aside. Replicate with the remaining two tortillas. Make use of a pizza cutter to cut each quesadilla into eight pieces. Garnish each piece with a sprig of fresh dill. Pop them in the microwave for 30-45 seconds, just until the cheese is melted.
3. The crab and cream cheese petit fours on dill rye is maybe the easiest of these crab appetizers to get ready, but surely not lacking in style or taste Brush each slice with melted butter and cut in fours. Lightly toast four slices of dill rye bread. Lay a slice of cream cheese (you may substitute Teleme cheese, as you prefer) on each piece. Top with the crab meat and arrange the petit fours on a platter, with a ring of fresh dill sprigs craftily set around the edge of your plate. Just until the cheese is melted place the toast on a cookie sheet and broil for a minute.
4. Crab stuffed jalapenos offer a piquant bite sized party fare delicacy. Lay a slice of cream or Teleme cheese within the peppers, top with the crab meat and broil for 1-2 minutes. Wash, stem and seed sixteen small jalapenos, then slice them lengthwise. It should take no longer than 30 minutes to prepare any of these appetizing crab appetizers. They are all definite hits at your next party. Bon Appetit!
5. These bacon-wrapped crab bites are wonderful. In an average bowl, mix the crab meat with two thirds cup of fine plain bread crumbs, ½ teaspoon of dry mustard, one tablespoon of lemon juice, 1/3 cup of finely diced red Spanish onion and ¼ cup of dry white wine. Break the crab meat into small pieces. Form the crab mixture into 16 balls and set aside. Wrap the bacon slices around each ball, and skewer with a toothpick to hold the bacon in place. Cut eight slices of uncooked bacon in half. Lay them on a cookie sheet and broil for 2-3 minutes.
