Crabmeat Cheesecake Recipe

Name: Crabmeat Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Seafood
Ingredients: Pecan Crust:; 3/4 cup pecans; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold; 3 tablespoons ice water; Filling:; 1/2 small onion, finely diced; 4 ounces fresh lump crabmeat, picked over for shells; 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature; 3 ounces Creole cream cheese (or 3 tablespoons each plain yogurt and sour cream); 2 eggs; Salt and white pepper to taste; Crystal hot sauce to taste (or your favorite hot sauce); Garnish:; 2 tablespoons chopped shallots; 4 ounces sliced mixed wild and exotic mushrooms; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 3 ounces Worcestershire sauce; 1 ounce hot sauce; 3 ounces heavy whipping cream (UK: single cream); 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 24 crab claw fingers; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Servings: persons

Pecan Crust:
3/4 cup pecans
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
3 tablespoons ice water
Filling:
1/2 small onion, finely diced
4 ounces fresh lump crabmeat, picked over for shells
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3 ounces Creole cream cheese (or 3 tablespoons each plain yogurt and sour cream)
2 eggs
Salt and white pepper to taste
Crystal hot sauce to taste (or your favorite hot sauce)
Garnish:
2 tablespoons chopped shallots
4 ounces sliced mixed wild and exotic mushrooms
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 ounces Worcestershire sauce
1 ounce hot sauce
3 ounces heavy whipping cream (UK: single cream)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
24 crab claw fingers
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1
For the pecan crust: Grind the pecans, flour and salt in a food processor until fine. Transfer to a bowl. Add the butter. Work the butter into the flour until you have crumbs about the size of a pea. Toss in the ice water, lifting up the dough with your fingers to incorporate evenly. The dough will remain fairly crumbly. Starting with the sides, and then the bottom, press the dough into a 9-inch tart pan. Bake the crust in a 350u00b0F oven for about 20 minutes. Allow the crust to cool before filling. Meanwhile, make the filling ...
2
For the filling: Cook the onion in a bit of butter over medium heat until translucent. Add the crabmeat and cook just until heated through. Remove from heat and set aside. In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or by hand using a wooden spoon), blend the cream cheese until smooth. Add the Creole cream cheese and then the eggs one at a time. Fold in the crabmeat mixture. Season to taste with salt, white pepper and hot sauce. Pour the mix into the prepared cooled crust. Bake at 300u00b0F for about 30 minutes until set and firm to the touch.
3
For the garnish topping: Saute shallots until translucent. Add the mushrooms and sweat until just cooked through. Add the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce, and reduce by 3/4. Add the heavy cream and reduce by half. Whisk in the butter.
4
In a separate saute pan, add crab claw fingers. Salt and pepper to taste, then pour the reduction over and keep warm. Each slice of cheesecake gets three crab claws and 2 tablespoons of sauce.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 24 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Pecan Crust:, 3/4 cup pecans, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and more.

Yes, Crabmeat Cheesecake falls under the Seafood category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

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