Baked Stuffed Shrimp with Crabmeat Stuffing

"This dish is part of our family Christmas Eve celebration every year. I love baked stuffed shrimp, but so many restaurants here prepare their shrimp piled high with Ritz crackers drenched in butter. I think the crabmeat stuffing adds somethng a bit more special. Prep time includes the stuffing's cooling time."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 25mins
Ingredients:
18
Yields:
20 Shrimp
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Line your baking dish with foil, and butter or spray with non stick cooking spray.
  • Place the crabmeat in a large bowl and season with the Cajun Seasoning, Old Bay or salt and pepper, (your choice).
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • In your fry pan, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat.
  • Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.
  • Add the parsley and the garlic, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  • Remove from heat and let cool.
  • Add the cooled vegetables to the crabmeat and toss to combine.
  • Add the mayonnaise, egg, lemon juice, Worcestershire and hot sauce and stir gently.
  • Add 1 cup of cracker crumbs, salt and pepper to taste, and stir gently, being careful not to break up the crabmeat.
  • Spoon the crabmeat stuffing evenly into each shrimp (about 2 Tbsp), and place, stuffed sides up, in your baking dish.
  • Drizzle with the remaining melted butter.
  • Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.

Questions & Replies

  1. can you use this crab stuffing recipe to stuff lobster? If so how long and what temp to bake?
     
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Reviews

  1. This is the EXACT same recipe I just read over on the Food Network site, Emerils Favorite Childhood recipe for baked stuffed shrimp. Word for word.
     
  2. I left the bell pepper out on this recipe and I added some garlic powder along with the fresh chopped garlic to my taste and everyone at the table was happy with it I'll make it again
     
  3. This may be a fine recipe but it is a nearly word-for-word ripoff (with no attribution) of Emeril's recipe found here: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emerils-childhood-favorite-crabmeat-stuffed-shrimp-3644379
     
  4. Adjusted this recipe for two. I just quartered everything on the ingredient list. Came out perfect! We loved it. After baking for 20, I turned the broiler on for a minute or two. I like things well done. Lump crab is expensive, so by quartering, I can freeze some of it and use it on another meal or two.
     
  5. Exact recipe of Emeril's off Food Network.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I used no Old Bay or Cajun seasoning & I used red pepper since green can be so overpowering... I also used 2 large shallots instead of onion and only 1 tbls lemon juice 1/2 sleeve of ritz crackers and 4 tbls butter total...did not drain crabmeat... baked stuffing covered for 20 minutes then let it cool until ready for stuffing... Absolutely fabulous!!!!
     
  2. I add the worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce, and Old Bay Seasoning to the sauteed veggies during the last minute, then I pour it over the crabmeat so it can absorb all that wonderful flavor while it chills in the fridge. This is a fantastic recipe.
     
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  3. Used Panko bread crumbs instead of crackers, what I had. Left out the parsley, didn't have any.
     

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