Michele's Crab and Shrimp Imperial

Name: Michele's Crab and Shrimp Imperial
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 serving cooking spray; 2 pounds peeled and deveined extra large shrimp; 2 extra large eggs; ¾ cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard; 3 dashes hot pepper sauce; 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®); 1 tablespoon dried tarragon; salt and pepper to taste; 2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained

5 Ratings
4 Reviews
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This is crab imperial with a shrimp paste added. It makes the texture of the dish, more like a spongy crabcake. Every time I make it, people just love it.

Recipe by Michele Henry Guizzetti

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Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

30 mins

total:

50 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat an 8x8 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

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Step 2
Place shrimp in the work bowl of a food processor; pulse until shrimp forms a thick paste. Mix eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, hot pepper sauce, seafood seasoning, dried tarragon, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in shrimp; carefully fold in crab. Spoon into prepared baking dish.
Step 3
Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned and heated through, about 30 minutes.

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Cook's Note

This recipe can also be used to stuff 2 to 3 pounds of mushroom caps, stems removed. Stuff your mushrooms, and bake 25 minutes in a 375 degree oven.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

303 calories; protein 29.4g; carbohydrates 1.3g; fat 19.4g; cholesterol 272mg; sodium 644.7mg. Full Nutrition

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Travis Stanhope

07/06/2014

I used fresh crab and shrimp left out the tarragon because I don't like the flavor. Also added corn. It was great!! Whole family and the neighbors enjoyed it.

AJP

12/25/2010

Please note that this is 5 stars with no other ratings. Between the 2 eggs and mayo (mostly eggs), the dish is more like an omelet than a crabcake. There are better uses for crab and shrimp.

5 Ratings

5 star values: 3
4 star values: 1
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 1

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AJP

12/25/2010

Please note that this is 5 stars with no other ratings. Between the 2 eggs and mayo (mostly eggs), the dish is more like an omelet than a crabcake. There are better uses for crab and shrimp.

Travis Stanhope

07/06/2014

I used fresh crab and shrimp left out the tarragon because I don't like the flavor. Also added corn. It was great!! Whole family and the neighbors enjoyed it.

Joyce

06/09/2018

Family loved it. Used cooked shrimp chopped in food processor so not a paste. Other than that followed the recipe.

Mick Light

05/17/2016

made it written but added the shrimp cut into pieces instead of paste was wonderfull

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