Basic Winter Comforts: Crab Leg Meat Pot Pie

Seafood is the right protein for traditional consolation meals recipes. Seafood will be simply integrated into these recipes, substituting the traditional or extra conventional featured ingredient with ready-to-eat gadgets like Dungeness, Snow, or King Crab Leg meat.

All About Crab Legs & Their Taste

Dungeness crabs get their title from a quaint fishing village in Washington state, Dungeness, Washington. Their meat is good, tender and delicate making it a West Coast delicacy, particularly in the course of the peak season from November until the top of June.

Snow crabs are discovered within the bitter chilly waters from the Pacific North West and North West Atlantic, Alaska to Siberia and Greenland to Newfoundland, usually crab season begins when the ice breaks (round mid April operating til early November). Snow crab meat is hearty with a touch of salt, excellent for a dip within the melted butter cup.

King crabs are divided by area and species, being 3 various kinds of crabs- pink, blue and brown, and whether or not their caught within the Bering Sea or different Atlantic Alaskan waters. They’re known as ‘king’ for a great cause, they weigh between 6-8lbs. (some getting as massive as 20lbs.). King crab meat is delicate in taste with a pleasant sweetness and their legs are issues product of legend.

Crab Leg Meat Pot Pie Recipe

Save these Shells!! We use the crab leg meat and crab leg shells when crafting this recipe. The shells are used to make the inventory, infusing this recipe with as a lot crab leg taste as potential!

Crab Leg Pot Pie

Crab Leg Inventory:

• 2-2 ½ kilos of crab legs
• 6 cups water
• 2 garlic cloves peeled
• 1 yellow onion peeled and chopped
• 1 celery stalk chopped
• 1 carrot peeled and chopped
• ½ cup white wine
• ½ lemon
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 bay leaves
• Sprint of sizzling sauce
• Sprint of Worcestershire sauce

Pot Pie:

• 4 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup yellow onion peeled and minced
• ½ cup celery minced
• ½ cup carrot peeled and minced
• 2 garlic cloves peeled and minced
• 2 cups yellow potatoes diced
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups crab broth
• ½ cup heavy cream
• Crab leg meat
• ½ cup corn kernels
• ½ cup inexperienced peas
• 2 teaspoons Outdated Bay Seasoning
• Salt and pepper to style
• 2 uncooked pie crusts
• 1 egg crushed
• Pinch of Outdated Bay Seasoning

Making the Inventory:

1. Choose the crab legs, reserving the shells and the meat, and chopping the meat into bite-sized items. Place the crab meat, lined, within the fridge. Place the crab shells in a big pot or Dutch oven. Cowl the shells with water and add the garlic, onion, celery, carrot, wine, lemon, tomato paste, bay leaves, sizzling sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to mix and produce to a boil over excessive warmth. As soon as boiling, cut back warmth to medium-low, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring often. Pressure the inventory by way of a effective mesh strainer, discard the shells, and reserve the inventory.

Making the Pot Pie:

1. Soften butter in a big pot or Dutch oven over medium warmth. As soon as melted, add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and potatoes, stir to mix, and sauté for five minutes. Add the flour to the pot, stir to mix, and prepare dinner for 1 minute extra. Add the broth and cream to the pot, whisk to mix, and produce to a simmer. Simmer for quarter-hour or till the potatoes are principally tender and the sauce has thickened. Add the crab leg meat, corn, peas, and Outdated Bay seasoning to the pot, stir to mix. Season the filling to style with salt and pepper.

2. Preheat the oven to 400°F and gently press one of many pie crusts into the underside of a pie pan. Add the filling to the pie pan, spreading out in a fair layer. Place the remaining crust on high, masking the filling, and crimp the sides collectively to seal. Dock the pie with 6 little slits to accommodate any warmth trying to escape. Brush high of the pie with egg wash and season with Outdated Bay seasoning. Place within the oven and bake for half-hour or till golden brown and hoit all through. Cowl the pie with aluminum foil if the crust is getting a bit too brown. Take away the pie from the oven, slice, and serve.

Purchase Crab Legs On-line

Style the distinction between Dungeness Crabs, Snow Crabs and King Crabs, all accessible at our on-line retailer. As we are saying, ‘from shore to door, 3 days brisker than the grocery retailer’-all of our crabs are delivered proper to your door while you schedule it, assured!

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