How To Make The Best Imperial Crab - SHOCKINGLY EASY!!!!!!

Crab Imperial is an easy, elegant dish made with fresh lump crabmeat. The crab is the star of the show, so you don’t want to overwhelm it with a lot of ingredients. Served as an appetizer, stuffed into veggies or elegantly into lobster, shrimp, salmon or any fish of your choice, your tastebuds will thank you! YOU are the cook🤗.. add or subtract ingredients to your taste! Make it your own!! I’m glad I get to inspire🥰! #seafood, #food, #fish,#easy
INGREDIENTS:
1 Pound Lump Crab Meat
2 Tbs. Fresh Minced Parsley
1 1/2 Cups Mayonnaise
1 1/2 Tbs. Dijon Mustard
1 Tbs, Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
1 Tbs. Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
1 tsp. Celery Salt
Paprika to sprinkle
* substitute celery salt with Chesapeake (Old Bay Seasoning ) if desired .
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Make sure your crabmeat is picked through to remove shells.
If using canned lump crabmeat, make sure it is thoroughly drained.
Gently add crabmeat into medium sized bowl.
Add the minced parsley to the crabmeat and set aside. Don’t mix yet.
In separate bowl, combine mayo, dijon, worcestershire, pepper, lemon juice and celery salt.
Stir with a spoon until thoroughly incorporated.
If you have large pieces of crab, you’ll need less Imperial Sauce, and more if the crab is fine or shredded.
Add half the sauce to the crab, and very gently to not break up the lumps, stir with a spoon or toss with your hands. You don’t want the crab too goopy, just lightly covered. You can add more to taste/ consistency.
Using single serving au gratin dishes, scallop/ clam shells or casserole dish, very lightly place the crab into your container of choice. If all the mixture is placed into a casserole dish it may need a couple more minutes in the oven than single servings.
Don’t press the mixture in. Leave it light and airy.
Drizzle or spoon some or all (depending on taste) of the remaining imperial sauce on top.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Bake at 400 degrees F for approx 12 mins. ( couple more mins for casserole )
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[@marianneminato4981]

Baked potatoes just went to heaven.....

[@cindycertified]

🤣🤣🤣! I guess you could try crab imperial in a twice baked potato ??! 🧐

[@palomahealing5073]

I love using Celery salt to my Seafood salads!!👌🥰

[@cindycertified]

Yes! Especially nice fresh seafood ! Appreciate you watching !!🥰

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

Just a little bit goes a long way, but the flavor is a very nice addition

[@cindycertified]

@@mixedmediaartgirl300 Totally agree! Thank you ☺️

[@ceeceecurrie4875]

I like oldbay in mine😊

[@cindycertified]

That’s fantastic !! I had somebody say they were going to cajun it out!! I think that’s all great ! Make it your own and totally enjoy it!! Thanks for watching my channel and for commenting 🥳

[@mbf6160]

This is my favorite dish at a buffet

[@cindycertified]

That’s awesome!!!

[@ksacosta69]

New subbie here. This looks delish! Of course, I'd have to Cajunize it just a little bit. 😂

[@cindycertified]

Oh boy!! THANKS for subscribing !!!🥳.. you know I like to stress to people to make anything yours or the way you like it. I love to inspire people to cook!! Let me know how Cajun crab goes😁. THANKS AGAIN for watching my channel .. commenting AND SUBSCRIBING! Welcome! Welcome !

[@trailerparkcryptoking5213]

Would make a great flounder or shrimp stuffing, gonna try it out. Great content!

[@cindycertified]

THANKS!! And most definitely makes an excellent stuffing ! I have a shrimp imperial video coming out in a couple weeks. Think you might like!! Thank you for watching my channel and leaving such a nice comment 🤗

[@lucian2dbone670]

Lovely

[@cindycertified]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH !!🤗🤗 I’m very happy you enjoyed it! Thanks also for watching my channel and leaving a very nice comment 👍

[@user-zu7wg8vf7g]

Looks so delicious.I gotta make this. Thank you ❤😅

[@cindycertified]

ENJOY!! Thanks!

[@elainemagee516]

Yummy ! 😋

[@cindycertified]

THANKS!🥰

[@professionaldigitalmarkete]

Awesome!

[@cindycertified]

THANKS!

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

So... kinda like a bigger baked crab cake. Looks delicious

[@cindycertified]

EXACTLY ! A lot easier too! 😁Thank you! I hope you try it out!! 😋

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

@@cindycertified I'm doing it for dinner in a while, gonna serve on some fresh bread toasted in butter with fresh garlic and thyme. I will give my full report, but I have high hopes. Out of all the recipes I picked my husband wanted to try this one because it looked the best

[@cindycertified]

@@mixedmediaartgirl300 WOW! I’m totally honored !! Truly ! I just did a video where I talk about how proud people make me feel when they pick one of my recipes out of ALL the ones they can choose . I’m a very picky eater ( thus the name of the channel !) so I’m always hoping if it’s a recipe I really like that it will be liked by the public 🙏👍🤞😇. I’ve never served it on bread before .. always in a dish . I hope you’re both loving it! Thank you for watching my channel and picking my recipe ❤️❤️

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

@@cindycertified u got a place to send a pic? If you are on I.G. I can tag you and send a picture. I feel the exact same. I have been cooking a long time, in and out of restaurants. A shame I had to delete my videos.

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

@@cindycertified OMG it was so freaking good 👍. I'm glad I made a big batch and saved half because we're having it again tonight!! I can't leave a good recipe alone so you know I had to put my spin on it but I just replaced the celery salt with old bay, added a little bit of fresh red onion, jalapenos, 2 tsp lemon juice and a splash of worsterchire. My husband literally woke up at 530 this morning talking about having it again with eggs 😂 even for breakfast that he never eats. Tonight I will pair it with some eggs and grits.

[@keywestconch8]

Oh my gosh I can small the crab baking in the oven. I must try this

[@cindycertified]

@@keywestconch8 Enjoy it when you do!!! 😍😍.. thanks for watching 😜!!

[@joeschooner]

Did you add extra sauce to the top of the dish before baking it ? It looks by the picture that there is a topping in the center of the finished dish

[@cindycertified]

@@joeschooner yes! I did add extra imperial sauce on top before cooking . I have it in my description under “ directions” .. however in my early video “ nervous “ in front of the camera days I didn’t realize I forgot it until I had already put them in the oven and had to take them out to put it on!😳🫣🤪. So.. unfortunately not in the video .. but in the instructions 🤗.

[@orbitclanton7645]

Hi Cindy, love how you explained the recipe. I can’t find celery salt anywhere. Any suggestions I’m in NY.

[@cindycertified]

DANG!!! REALLY?? I know Amazon sells it . There’s a company I use if I can’t find a particular spice called “Whole Spice.” I’ve been to Lake Placid NY, and there was a very cool grocery store there called “ Price Chopper”. So I don’t know where you are in NY. So prob not instant gratification… but certainly mail orderable😉. I hope that helps 😊 Thanks for watching my channel and subscribing!! Means A LOT!!

[@p.r.9219]

Pretty close to Crab Rangoon. I'm glad you used Crab & not Krab.😊

[@cindycertified]

Yeah no Krab allowed in the IMPERIAL version .. my crab Rangoon recipe is totally different..but I guess you could use this recipe for Rangoon’s

[@annetteford5616]

Looks so delicious 😋

[@cindycertified]

THANK YOU!! It IS super decadently delicious ! I hope you get to try it out🥰

[@chewyhowes5145]

I’ve had this at a restaurant with scallops and shrimp inside as well. Would I be able to add those to this recipe as well?

[@cindycertified]

MOST DEFINITELY!!!

[@lisaray9404]

Love crab meat! Is there an exact amount of the mayo mixture so that the extra is not wasted? Or can that be used some other way? Thank you!

[@cindycertified]

Hi! You can spoon the extra on top of the crab before it goes in the oven and it makes more of a golden top ( crust) but won’t be crusty ! It hides the crab so for video sake I didn’t do it 😇! Thanks for asking and I hope you give it a shot and totally love it!! Have a nice day!

[@suejesu]

May Jesus Christ be your Lord Blessings to you from Canada ❤️

[@cindycertified]

How lovely coming from you and your beautiful country !! Same to you from the US!! ❤️❤️

[@gesica8680]

Can cream cheese be used instead of mayo

[@cindycertified]

Hi! I would think cream cheese would make more of a dip style consistency. I would think too that even room temp cream cheese being a lot thicker consistency than Mayo could break up your nice lumps of crab too much when stirring it all together. HOWEVER… I like shaking up culinary norms once in a while ! So maybe try a small batch so if you don’t like it you haven’t used up too much of a normally pricey ingredient ( crab) . Maybe try adding some sour cream to it also to lighten up the texture if you have it. If you give it a go, send a comment on what you think ! 😁

[@gesica8680]

@@cindycertified Thank you. Maybe I'll try the sour cream with the cream cheese (not soon though--traveling). I'll let you know when I do.

[@cindycertified]

@@gesica8680 deal!!

[@amandaconley2089]

You forgot the Chesapeake seasoning

[@cindycertified]

Lol! Didn’t forget it. But you can choose to add it. Celery salt is the main flavoring here. A component of Chesapeake. Sometimes too, when you have super fresh lump crab, less is more😁. Thanks for watching and your suggestion 🤟

[@theresasummers7387]

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[@traceysmith1622]

Next time please PLEASE turn the music down 😭

[@cindycertified]

Hi! Since that video was published we have been honing our editing ! Thank you for your input on improving our videos 😊 check out some of my newer ones 🤗. Thanks for watching !

[@barbschmidt2356]

Can i substitute mayo for something else?

[@cindycertified]

There are several substitutions you can make. One is all sour cream or plain Greek yogurt . Or add 1/4 c cream cheese to the sour cream . Or there’s this version: In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant. Pour in the heavy cream and bring to a gentle simmer. Stir in the grated Parmesan cheese until melted and smooth. Add the lemon juice and Dijon mustard, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer the sauce for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until it thickens to your desired consistency. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly before serving. Crème Fraiche is yet another option 🤗

[@mixedmediaartgirl300]

Veganaise is actually super close in flavor if you can't have eggs

[@piscesinadream]

I'd substitute the parsley for chives

[@cindycertified]

Great idea👍

[@theresasummers7387]

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[@cindycertified]

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[@Trolara334]

No cheese?

[@cindycertified]

Correct! NO cheese!! The imperial sauce is spread on top and that makes the golden top. HOWEVER.. feel free to add whatever your tastebuds like!!😉. Thanks for watching !!

[@marygarrett9724]

Cheese ???

[@cindycertified]

Haha! I had somebody else ask that too! Feel free to add whatever you like. Make it YOURS! I just enjoy inspiring !! There’s no cheese in mine but if you make it with cheese, tell me how you like it! Or make one with or one without .. see what you like best?? The better the crab in my opinion, the less I want hiding it 😁

[@feedtherich11]

Music is annoying.

[@cindycertified]

Yes.. so sorry. We were new to editing etc. There are rules in KZbin for redoing videos and/or editing existing ones that we are looking into . If all else fails will prob do a new crab imperial video so I’m not annoying everyone !!’🫣😩. Appreciate the feedback and we’ll be working on it. Thank you 🙏