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 bread crumbs for crab cakes or simply as Crab Imperial.
- 1 lb lump crabmeat
- cup ½ 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
- 16- 20 count shrimp peeled and deveined with tail on
- or Mushroom caps
- Mix mayonnaise, egg, sugar, old bay, lemon juice and parsley together and blend well, this is your imperial sauce.
- Gently fold crabmeat into 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 devien 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 accomidate 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.
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!
Awesome! Looks delicious! Great way impress guests without too much work!
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Merry Christmas, Chef Dennis.
They all look awesome Dennis
Thank you Chef Dennis for sharing. Awesome Dish!
so pretty! i really am a baby about preparing seafood, i’ve hardly ever done it. but i sure love to eat it!
I would love to visit a house that had this delicious menu. Definitely a step up from crackers and cheese:)
I wish you lived close enough to come over for dinner Wendy!
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.
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!
I love that this seems to be gluten-free!
It’s completely GF Susan.
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!)
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!!!!
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