New Orleans Crab Canape

1 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 25 minutes

22 calories per serving view nutrition facts

50 servings suggest servings

Be the first to add a photo of this recipe!

Ingredients

2	tablespoons	butter
1	each	white onion	cut up
1	tablespoon	flour, all-purpose
1/2	cup	broth
3/4	cup	crab meat	cooked

Cheese topping
2	tablespoons	butter
2	tablespoons	flour, all-purpose
4	ounces	parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
4	ounces	gruyere cheese
1	loaf	bread

Directions

Melt butter, add onion, and cook over moderate heat until onion is soft.

Add flour, stir to blend, cook 1 minute; stir in broth, cooking until smooth.

Add crabmeat, simmer 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from fire; cool.

Cheese Topping: Melt butter, add flour to make a roux, and cook two or three minutes.

Add cheses, blend well. Remove from fire, cool, then form into small firm, round balls.

Cut bread into canape-sized pieces; sauté in butter.

Spread each with the crab mixture; then place a cheese ball over the crab.

Just before serving, place in hot oven for 5 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Add your comment

Categories this recipe belongs to

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 15g

Amount per Serving

Calories 22 64% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.0g	2%
Saturated Fat 1.0g	5%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 6mg	2%
Sodium 40mg	2%
Total Carbohydrate 1.0g	0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 1.0g	3%

Vitamin A	1%		Vitamin C	1%
Calcium	2%		Iron	0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

How is this calculated?

Rate this Recipe

Not a member? You can still rate this recipe!

Review this Recipe

Note: You must be a member to submit a review. Please Sign in or Sign Up.

Back to Recipes for Ham

Last Recipes Viewed

Recipe Bite

No Substitutions Please

by Mark R. Vogel

Are you one of those people who frequently request substitutions when ordering meals in restaurants? You know who you are. All you "sauce-on-the-siders," ingredient changers, and...