Tasty, beautiful and … expensive - this is how crab dishes are characterized. Such food is often considered elite. Especially if you are going to try this kind of food in a restaurant. However, if you got a fresh crab, you can save a lot and have a gastronomic feast at home. After all, there are a huge number of original recipes for the preparation of this sea inhabitant.
Crab meat is not only tasty, but also very healthy. Like many seafood, crab is a protein food that is low in fat. Therefore, they are an excellent dietary meal. Crab meat contains taurine, an amino acid that helps to strengthen the walls of blood vessels and muscles of the human body. It also notes the presence of polyunsaturated fatty acids, due to which crab meat, entering the human body, helps to reduce blood cholesterol levels.
Crab meat is quickly digested, so it can help improve digestion. Also, crab meat contains iodine, which compensates for its insufficient amount in humans. Vitamins B and PP, trace elements, etc. - additional advantages of a product such as crab meat.
Crab recipes
Naturally, the very first thing that comes to mind from recipes is a salad. So, for example, crab salad with bell pepper can be a great decoration for your table. Moreover, it should be borne in mind that in this dish you need to take only crab meat, and not sticks, as many like to do. After all, it is natural crab that gives it an original and rich taste.
For 4 servings of this salad you will need:
- crab meat - 100 g;
- bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- chicken fillet - 100 g;
- tomato - 1g;
- salad dressing (who uses mayonnaise, who uses sour cream, who uses yogurt) - 60 g;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Cut the chicken into strips and fry in butter until tender. If you want a more dietary meal, you can use boiled chicken fillets. Cut the pepper, tomato and crab meat into strips as well. Mix everything and season the salad. For beauty, decorate the salad with lemon, a leaf of lettuce before serving. You can additionally use a crab claw.
You can make crab meat in milk batter. This appetizer will be a great start to your meal. Serve the crab in batter with white wine. To prepare such a snack, you will need:
- crab meat - 500 g;
- milk - 200 ml;
- olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
- flour - 250 g;
- chicken egg - 3 pcs.;
- bread crumbs - 2 tablespoons;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- vegetable oil for deep fat.
Prepare the batter. To do this, whisk milk with 3 yolks, add salt and add olive oil. Fans of original flavors can add some chopped herbs. Then add flour and breadcrumbs, knead the dough. Whisk the cooled egg whites into a stiff froth and gently pour into the dough.
Heat the oil in a deep container until bubbles appear on the surface, signaling that the oil is boiling and ready for frying.
Cut the crab meat into rectangles about the size of a matchbox, dip it in batter and dip in butter. It is necessary to fry the edge meat until golden brown.
You can pamper your loved ones and guests with crab cutlets. This dish is very tasty, airy and tender. To make crab cutlets you will need:
- crab meat - 200 g;
- hard cheese - 150 g;
- chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Grind the crab meat on a grater or with a food processor. Finely grate the cheese. Squeeze out the garlic. Mix everything. Beat the egg, salt, pepper and mix it together with the main mass - it must be homogeneous.
Next, start shaping the cutlets. Then roll them in breading or flour. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan - a little so that the cutlets are low-fat. Heat it and put the cutlets to fry until golden brown. It will take about 3 minutes to brown each side approximately.
An original dish will be a crab soufflé. For him you need:
- crab meat - 100 g;
- fresh green dill - 50 g;
- red chili pepper - 1 pc.;
- milk - 200 ml;
- butter 0 20 g;
- wheat flour - 20 g;
- hard cheese - 80 g;
- chicken egg - 3 pcs.;
- hot red pepper - 1 pinch;
- suaris breadcrumbs - 50 g;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Prepare souffle molds. To make your dish burnt to me, add crackers. Then proceed directly to cooking. Chop the dill and fresh pepper finely. Then add the chopped crab meat there. Sprinkle everything with hot pepper. Then add 2 eggs and mix everything well.
In a separate saucepan, combine flour, butter, milk. Put everything on fire and cook until the milk thickens, remembering to stir. Pour cheese into the hot mixture and continue to cook the mixture until the cheese is melted. Next, you need to beat the white of the remaining egg. Pour the mass with crab meat with milk, then add the whipped protein. Mix everything gently. After that, spread the mass into molds. Remember to leave 1 cm to the edge so that the soufflé has room to climb. You need to bake the dish in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 35 minutes.
What to consider
When cooking, try not to crush the crab meat too much so that it does not lose its juice. However, try not to cut into large pieces, with the exception of those recipes where exactly large pieces are required.
You can serve crab meat with different drinks. But most often the choice falls on white wine or beer.
