Baked Curry Lump Crab Strudel

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The Baked Lump Crab Strudel is a staple appetizer that is always a hit with company or when my wife and I are in the mood for a warm tasty crab snack.  We have prepared this recipe with both curry and old bay seasoning and both spices have yielded wonderful results.  I am a native of Maryland so Old Bay will always be my first choice!

Ingredients:

• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, divided
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 pound lump crabmeat, drained and picked to remove shells
• 2 teaspoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• Kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 10 sheets phyllo dough (such as Pepperidge Farm)
• 1/4 cup plain dry breadcrumbs

Directions:

1. Preheat EGG to 400 degrees F. and add place setter for indirect cooking.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saute pan, add the scallions and garlic and cook over medium-low heat until the scallions are soft, approximately 5 minutes. Add the curry powder and stir.
3. Add lump crabmeat into a bowl and mix with the parsley, lime juice, salt, to taste, and pepper. Add the crabmeat to the scallion mixture.
4. Melt 10 tablespoons of butter in a small pan and set aside.
5. Unfold 1 sheet of the phyllo dough. Brush the sheet with melted butter and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Repeat the process by laying a second sheet of phyllo dough over the first sheet, brush it with melted butter and sprinkle with bread crumbs until 5-8 sheets have been used.
6. Spoon a 1-inch wide row of the crab mixture along 1 edge of the phyllo dough. Roll it up. Brush the top with butter and set aside. Repeat the entire process using the all the phyllo dough and crab filling.

7.  Cover a sheet pan with parchment paper. Score the crab strudel diagonally into 1 1/2-inch pieces and bake for 12 minutes, or until the top is lightly brown. Slice and serve.

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johnmitchell

That looks and sounds fantastic...Love the plated pic and the view... Great post.

Earshots

Great detail nicely done!  

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johnmitchell said:

That looks and sounds fantastic...Love the plated pic and the view... Great post.

@johnmitchell Thank you a ton! This is a very easy cook that is always a winner at parties!

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Earshots said:

Great detail nicely done!  

@Earshots Thank you brother! Have a great weekend!

bgebrent

That looks great!  Thanks for sharing!

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bgebrent said:

That looks great!  Thanks for sharing!

@bgebrent thanks buddy.

Spaightlabs

Where is this strange land that is not covered in snow?

caliking

Thanks for the recipe. Looks like something I would enjoy

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Spaightlabs said:

Where is this strange land that is not covered in snow?

@Spaightlabs this was a cook back in November, Thanksgiving Day In Charlottesville, VA.  It was an odd Thanksgiving where I was cooking in shorts and a teeshirt.  

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caliking said:

Thanks for the recipe. Looks like something I would enjoy

Please give it a go.  This is a very simple recipe that is lights out good!

Tinyfish

What a great looking appetizer.  That would be a great start to any meal, heck, I would eat just that as my main. 

SmokingPiney

@WAHOO_EGGER_CVILLE, you have been rolling out lots of great looking cooks here. This one is no exception.

Well done!

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Tinyfish said:

What a great looking appetizer.  That would be a great start to any meal, heck, I would eat just that as my main. 

Believe me, i have just had this for dinner before! Its a solid go to, easy to make/prep for a party. 

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SmokingPiney said:

@WAHOO_EGGER_CVILLE, you have been rolling out lots of great looking cooks here. This one is no exception.

Well done!

Thank you @SmokingPiney hope you have a great Sunday!