I love crab imperial and it makes the perfect stuffing for lobster, shrimp and mushrooms. You're friends and family will be impressed and love you even more for making these delicious offerings.
If you’re looking for a show stopper to serve your guests or family this year look no further than my Stuffed Lobster, Stuffed Shrimp or Stuffed Mushrooms. The great part about these delicious creations is just how easy they are to make, and that’s something to celebrate!
The crab imperial I use for those delicious creations is really the star of the show and although it’s a little more expensive than most dishes you’ll make, it’s well worth the cost. So if you want to turn your next gathering into an event or just want to spoil the family, think about using one or all of these taste sensations.
Most supermarkets carry 4 oz lobster tails and that’s the perfect size for stuffing, look for Maine or Canadian lobster. Make sure to look for wild caught (preferably gulf) shrimp for your stuffed shrimp (look at Costco, Bj’s or Sams club).
They bake up to a nice golden brown and are oh so delicious!
Don’t forget to add a little water to the pan when baking the shrimp and lobster. My Crab stuffing has other delicious uses as too. Think about using it as a stuffing for your favorite fish, add some breadcrumbs for crab cakes or simply as Crab Imperial.
If you’d like to follow along and see step by step how I created each dish, check out the video from this weeks Around the Kitchen Table!
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I love crab imperial and it makes the perfect stuffing for lobster, shrimp and mushrooms. You're friends and family will be impressed and love you even more for making these delicious offerings.
- 1 lb lump crabmeat
- 1/2 cup Hellman’s Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp old bay
- 1 tsp finely chopped Italian parsley
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- squeeze of lemon juice
- 4 oz lobster tails
- 1/2 pound 26-30 cnt shrimp peeled and deveined with tail on
- 12 Mushroom caps
- 24 ounces lobster tails 6- 4 ounce tails
- Mix mayonnaise, egg, sugar, old bay, lemon juice and parsley together and blend well, this is your imperial sauce.
- Gently fold crabmeat into the imperial sauce, being careful not to break up crab meat.
- Spit the tail down the middle and pull the meat out without detaching it
- Fold the shell together and lay the meat back on top of the shell. Easy Peasy!
- You can fan the tail out to make it look pretty and then add about 2 ounces of the crab imperial to the top of the tail.
Sprinkle with a little old bay and if you're really feeling decadent drizzle a little melted butter over the top of the crabmeat, then bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Peel and devein shrimp leaving the tail on
- split shrimp almost all the way through, then flatten out fanning the tail to the side
- top each shrimp with a tablespoon of crabmeat mix.
- lb of crabmeat should stuff close to 20 shrimp
- bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- use white mushroom caps or baby bellas
- pull out stem carefully so as not to break the mushroom cap.
- cut a little bit off the bottom of the cap so its will sit flat
place a teaspoon of crabmeat mixture into the mushroom and arrange mushrooms in a large enough baking dish to accommodate all of the mushrooms.
- This should make about 40 stuffed mushrooms
- add marsala or your favorite wine to the bottom of the dish so the mushrooms have a liquid to soak up while their cooking. You can also use vegetable stock.
- bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Sharon says
Made the stuffed mushrooms. Excellent! Bookmarking this one! Only change I made was to add some buttered panko on top.
Lee hill says
Chef Dennis I made your dish for the first time and it is AWESOME!!! Fixed it for the family and my sister tasted a piece and I had to give her your recipe.., she would not leave without it, just want to say thank you so much for your recipe
Chef Dennis Littley says
Thanks Lee! I’m very happy to hear that you enjoyed my recipe and that your sister wanted the recipe too! I hope you find more recipes to try on my website!
Joan says
Made the crab imperial over shrimp tonight for the first time. Awesome!!! My husband loved it. I will definitely make this dish for company. I served it with sauteed spinach and a Caesar salad. Great meal. Thanks so much.
Chef Dennis Littley says
Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the crab imperial with your shrimp, it really is an incredibly delicious dish!
Joanne says
Chef Dennis , Awesome dish I made this dish for a huge party had to triple the recipe but made all three dishes !!! Two weeks ago and all the guest are still raving about it …… Everything turned out great the sauce made the whole dish just melt in your mouth…. Everyone reguested the recipe…. So thank you and I gave all of them your web page!!!!!! Thank you for making my party a HUGE success!!!!!!!!!! Will be making several more times just awesome awesome awesome!!!!!! Again Thank you!!!!
Chef Dennis Littley says
hi Joanne
I’m so happy to hear that you had such a successful experience with my recipe! I love hearing success stories and your comment really made my day!
Thanks so much for sharing my web page with your guests and I hope you find more delicious recipes to try on my blog.
Dennis
Danielle McWilliams says
Just reading for fun, I caught two spelling errors. If you need a copywriter or editor, I’m for hire! (And I WILL be stuffing some shrimp!)
Susan Doucette says
I love that this seems to be gluten-free!
Chef Dennis Littley says
It’s completely GF Susan.
Jeanne says
Thank you Chef Dennis!! I made the Lobster Tails and Mushrooms for Valentines Day and will be making them again this weekend for Hubby’s Birthday. The Crab Imperial is absolutely AWESOME and I will be making it for every special occasion I can think of. Heck, I just might start making up special occasions:) Many many thanks!! This recipe is such a keeper!
10 stars for sure.
Chef Dennis Littley says
you are very welcome Jeanne, and I love hearing success stories! Thanks so much for stopping back to let me know how much you enjoyed the recipes!
Wendy says
I would love to visit a house that had this delicious menu. Definitely a step up from crackers and cheese:)
Chef Dennis Littley says
I wish you lived close enough to come over for dinner Wendy!
anna@icyvioletskitchen says
so pretty! i really am a baby about preparing seafood, i’ve hardly ever done it. but i sure love to eat it!
cathy Lee says
Thank you Chef Dennis for sharing. Awesome Dish!
Larry says
They all look awesome Dennis
Adam J. Holland says
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Merry Christmas, Chef Dennis.
Dave says
Awesome! Looks delicious! Great way impress guests without too much work!