Photo: Crab and Prosciutto-Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound lump crab meat
- 1 cup crushed cornflakes cereal
- 6 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- Kosher salt
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
- 2 small red bell peppers, stemmed, halved lengthwise, seeds and ribs removed
- 2 small yellow or orange bell peppers, stemmed, halved lengthwise, seeds and ribs removed
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
Directions
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine the crab, cornflakes, half the prosciutto, the mayonnaise, scallions, egg, 1 teaspoon salt and cayenne pepper, if using.
Spoon the filling into the bell pepper halves, dividing it evenly. Place the remaining prosciutto on top of the filling and drizzle with olive oil. Arrange the filled peppers in a single layer in a 13-by-9-inch glass baking dish or small roasting pan. Pour the broth around the peppers. Bake until the peppers are tender, 40 to 45 minutes.
Transfer to a platter and serve.
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By taralynnj26_131...
Dana Point, 43
on September 06, 2012
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its ok dish. kinda bland so i added extra seasonings, garlic, celery, extra egg and only used 2 peppers. i will use real crab next time not canned.
By LaurenEileen74
on August 13, 2012
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so so so good!
By Loulabelle8
Des Moines, IA
on May 27, 2012
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This is incredible! I used 6 oz crab meat and one yellow pepper and one red.
To the mayonnaise I added a pinch of sugar, extra cayenne, 2 pinches of celery seed, a pinch of garlic powder, a few grinds of pepper, 1 tsp of Old Bay, and two pinches of Lawrey's Seasoning Salt, and the egg. I didn't want the filling to be bland. It soooo wasn't. To the crab meat I added the scallions and also some cut up celery, then I combined the mayonnaise with the crab mixture. I added no extra salt because I knew the prosciutto, Lawry's and Old Bay all had salt in them. I also substituted plain Panko bread crumbs for the cereal. Oh, wow. This was so good. I can't wait to make it again.
I think I may add some seafood gravy over the top of them next time also. I will take some shrimp stock and heat it up in a sauce pan, then add a cornstarch slurry to thicken it.
Even though I used half the amount of peppers and half the amount of crab, I still used the full two tablespoons of mayonnaise.
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