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Going Retro: Crab Soufflé

June 15, 2010 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

Crab Soufflé

Once again I decided to take on a retro recipe inspired by The Food Network’s forum topic dedicated to retro cooking and baking. What would be more class than making a soufflé? Something I had never done before, perfect! I love a challenge.

I must have sensed this opportunity because I spontaneously picked up a container of fresh crab meat on sale so I decided to try The Jewels of New York’s recipe for Crab Soufflé. It takes a little bit of time and quite a few steps but hey, we are talking about a soufflé here.

Crab Soufflé

You begin with steeping tarragon, garlic, shallots and thyme in milk that you bring to a boil. Quickly remove from heat and let steep for 30 minutes. My husband does not eat shellfish so I divided the recipe in half so as not to waste any food. Also, I did not have fresh tarragon so I had to use dried and wow, the scent of tarragon takes me back to my childhood when my mom would make Béarnaise sauce. Going retro already! After the flavours steep into the milk, strain.

Crab Soufflé

Begin making your roux by melting butter and then adding the flour. Stir for a minute or so then gradually whisk in the milk, some salt, pepper, cayenne (optional), paprika and some freshly ground nutmeg. Remove from heat and then add egg yolks one at a time. Then I added the crab meat and Parmesan cheese. It was very thick so I added a little milk to loosen it up.

Crab Soufflé

Whip up some egg whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks. This is where a hand mixer comes in handy!

Crab Soufflé

Begin by adding one third of the whipped egg whites to the crab mixture to lighten it up. After that has incorporated fold in the rest of the egg whites.

Crab Soufflé

Divide into ramekins that have been buttered and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 375F for 20 to 25 minutes.

Crab Soufflé

I love that you can see the paprika on the top of the soufflé like saffron threads! My souffle did not get huge but it did puff up and the flavours were wonderful. I wish I had seasoned more with salt but that was my mistake.

What a treat this was on a week day lunch to have all to myself! I was so excited that I had finally made a soufflé that I called my mom to tell her. She said she remembers having a soufflé once and thinking, what is the big deal? It is true, it is a bit of work and a lot of calories but it was like eating a seafood cloud. Something I will never forget.

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  1. Anna C says

    June 15, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    Hi Susie,
    Hasn’t this been a fun challenge? Soufflés are loaded with calories, but well worth it. You really took the recipe up a notch by adding the crab.

    Anna

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  2. Debra She Who Seeks says

    June 15, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    A girl always remembers her first souffle . . . .

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  3. wayner100 says

    June 15, 2010 at 9:45 pm

    Tahnks for the tutorial. I’ll refer to it when I need ir for my staab at the recipe!
    Also, might i say I like the new look of the site
    Wayne

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  4. Nydia says

    June 16, 2010 at 2:41 am

    Love crabs… This recipe reminds me one that is very popular here in Brazil. With drops of lemon and a single drop of pepper spice.. Yummy!

    Kisses and love from us!

    Reply

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