Crab Dip Gratin
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter ⓘ
- 1/2 cup shallot, finely minced ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper ⓘ
- 1 garlic clove, pureed ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ⓘ
- 1 cup dry vermouth
- 1 lb cream cheese ⓘ
- 1 cup grated gruyere cheese ⓘ
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese ⓘ
- 1 lb claw crabmeat
- 1/4 cup half-and-half ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Feel through the crab meat to make sure there aren't any remaining bits of shell still attached.
- Melt the butter in a 2 quart, heavy-bottomed pan. Add the shallots, cayenne and pepper and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant - only about 30 seconds.
- Pour the dry vermouth and the lemon juice into the pan, and raise the heat to medium-high, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan to deglaze it. Cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
- Lower the heat to medium-low. Cut the cream cheese into large chunks (about 2 tablespoons each), and stir them into the pan, stirring well to make sure the cheese melts and is well combined with the other ingredients.
- Once all the cream cheese is melted, add the Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses. Stir well until they are melted and combined with the rest of the ingredients.
- Stir in the crab meat, half and half, and Tabasco, mixing to combine the ingredients well.
- Taste the dip - the cheeses add a fair amount of salt, so I don't usually add any more. But if you like you could add some salt at this point.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Garnish with chives and serve with crackers or toast rounds.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
765
kcal
38% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).