Crab Strudel

A fun and different way to serve up some Crab!

1/4 cup onions, diced

 3 pounds lump crabmeat

 1/4 cup shallots, diced

 2 teaspoons garlic, minced

 2 cups mushrooms, sliced

 1/4 cup heavy cream

 1 pound cream cheese

 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

 6 sheets phyllo dough

 1/4 cup melted butter

 salt and pepper to taste

 1 small egg beaten

Saute shallots, mushrooms and onions in clarified butter until just tender about three minutes on medium.

Add crabmeat, spices and cheese. Cool down with heavy cream.

Spoon into 5 small individual 8 ounce casserole dishes and top with phyllo dough, press around the sides and brush lightly with beaten egg.

Brown in 350 degree oven for 7 1/2 minutes.

And thats all there is to it.

Crab Strudel

1/4 cup onions, diced

3 pounds lump crabmeat

1/4 cup shallots, diced

2 teaspoons garlic, minced

2 cups mushrooms, sliced

1/4 cup heavy cream

1 pound cream cheese

 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon thyme

 1 teaspoon oregano

1/4  stick butter

6 small sheets of  phyllo dough per casserole, or large sheets sectioned to fit

1/4 cup melted clarified butter
salt and pepper to taste

1 small egg beaten

 Sauté shallots, mushrooms and onions in clarified butter until just tender about three minutes on medium.

Add crabmeat, spices and cheese. Cool down with heavy cream.

Take the phyllo sheets and spread the melted butter evenly over each sheet and stack one on the other six times. You can cut the sheets to fit the casseroles.

Spoon into 5 small individual 8 ounce casserole dishes and top with phyllo dough, press around the sides and brush lightly with beaten egg. Brown in 350 degree oven for 7 to 10 minutes.