Deviled Crab

Rich & tasty, Deviled Crab is an easy yet special entrée or appetizer. Full of delicious crab, it’s perfect for a beach lunch or date night!
Rich & tasty, Deviled Crab is an easy yet special entrée or appetizer.  Full of delicious crab, it's perfect for a beach lunch or date night!
It’s a dish with elements of elegant and casual. You could eat it in a restaurant or on the beach. But a nice beach.

Captiva 1/2020

Alas, no Captiva vacation this year. But I don’t have to let my dining suffer!

I got this recipe from one of my regular blog reads, Back Road Journal, with wonderful recipes and travel photos.  And the lump crab came from a company that brings fresh Texas seafood up to Wisconsin and sells out of a truck. Yum, and yum!

Step by Step Directions

Happily, the dish was not at all difficult to prepare.  You start by sautéing vegetables

Preparing the binding ingredients

Mix everything together

Top with buttered bread crumbs Rich & tasty, Deviled Crab is an easy yet special entrée or appetizer. Full of delicious crab, it's perfect for a beach lunch or date night!

Bake until goldenRich & tasty, Deviled Crab is an easy yet special entrée or appetizer. Full of delicious crab, it's perfect for a beach lunch or date night!

Then enjoy!

How to Serve  

Often you will see deviled crab served right in a crab shell. I didn’t have shells, but I had these cute little frying pans.  I bought them ages ago figuring one day they’d come in handy. Ramekins would work beautifully as well–or it can be made in a larger casserole and served family style.

I added an easy homemade remoulade (recipe here) that I heartily recommend. The creamy heat was a perfect complement!

Sides might include green beans, roasted veggies, cole slaw or salad. I served with my Kale Brussels Sprout salad. But the entrée is rich and more filling than it looks so I recommend going easy on the extras. Rich & tasty, Deviled Crab is an easy yet special entrée or appetizer. Full of delicious crab, it's perfect for a beach lunch or date night!

The Bottom Line

This recipe was rich and tasty and a huge win! 

In the end Deviled crab is quite similar to (our much beloved) crab cakes, but without the troublesome need to form patties. And maybe just a touch more fun.

How can you beat a dish that feels just right—for date night or for watching your team win its playoff game! Rich & tasty, Deviled Crab is an easy yet special entrée or appetizer. Full of delicious crab, it's perfect for a beach lunch or date night!

Deviled Crab

Rich & tasty, Deviled Crab is an easy yet special entrée or appetizer. Full of delicious crab, it’s perfect for a beach lunch or date night!
Author: Inger
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories 475 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup onion diced
  • 1 stick celery diced
  • 1/4 cup bell pepper diced (any color)
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 2 Tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce or ¼ teaspoon cayenne powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 8 ounces crab meat lump style
  • 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs lightly toasted
  • 1 Tablespoons butter melted
  • 1/4 cup panko or Italian breadcrumbs, for topping

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Melt 2 Tablespoons butter and sautee the onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic and cook until softened but not brown. Remove from the heat and let cool. Move to refrigerator (or even freezer if you watch carefully) for faster cooling.
  • Whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, hot sauce or cayenne, salt and pepper in a bowl. Taste and adjust the seasonings as desired. Add the egg, crab, parsley, breadcrumbs and cooled onion mixture. Fold together gently to keep crab lumps intact.
  • Divide the crab mixture into buttered individual baking dishes (or larger casserole). Prepare the topping by adding the melted butter to the panko breadcrumbs. Sprinkle atop the crab mixture.
  • Set into a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the crab mixture is warmed through and the breadcrumbs are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.

Notes

Serves two as a generous main course or 4-6 as an appetizer in smaller ramekins

Nutrition

Calories: 475kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 28gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 180mgSodium: 1518mgPotassium: 511mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1534IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 3mg
I am not a health professional and nutrition data is calculated programatically. Accuracy may vary with product selection, calculator accuracy, etc. Consult a professional for the best information.
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8 thoughts on “Deviled Crab

  1. David Scott Allen

    I really love deviled crab, make it whenever I can get good crab meat. (As you probably know from your daughters experience, and your experience for visiting her, good crab is not something we find often in Arizona!) I am bookmarking this for future cooking fun!

    1. Inger Post author

      Yes, definitely an import in Wisconsin too. Sadly enough, we have taken such poor care of our beautiful Great Lakes that many of those fish are not safe to eat on a regular basis.

    1. Inger Post author

      I’ve always told myself, that if things are not right in the world/my world at least if I can eat good food, something will be right!

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