🦀 Introducing Helen’s Crab Stuffed Potatoes 🦀
🕒 Cook Time: 30 minutes 🕒
🕒 Prep Time: 30 minutes 🕒
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 🕒
📜 Description:
Embark on a culinary journey with Helen’s Crab Stuffed Potatoes, a delectable creation that has earned its stripes at the Annual Hard Crab Derby in Crisfield, Maryland. Rooted in the local community’s rich culinary tapestry, this recipe captures the essence of a festival that has evolved over fifty-two years, from crabs unceremoniously dumped in a street circle to a sophisticated event hosted at the picturesque Somers Cove Marina.
📜 Hard Crab Derby History:
The Hard Crab Derby, a Labor Day tradition, began in 1947 as a simple affair, evolving into one of Crisfield’s premier festivals. From street circles to the Somers Cove Marina, the derby has witnessed transformations, including the adoption of a governor’s cup race where states’ governors enter a crab contestant. The cooking contest, inaugurated in 1965, unfolded in the superior cooking facilities of Crisfield High School. Nina Coons, with her award-winning crab casserole, marked the beginning of a legacy that predominantly celebrates chefs from Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
🍽️ Recipe Category: Crab 🦀
🔍 Keywords: Potato, Vegetable, < 60 Mins, Oven 🥔🥦⏲️🔥
🥔🧀 Ingredients:
- 6 baking potatoes
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 green pepper, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups crab meat
- 1/4 tsp seafood seasoning
📊 Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 469.2
- Fat: 16.8g
- Saturated Fat: 9.4g
- Cholesterol: 131.6mg
- Sodium: 685.8mg
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 3.9g
- Sugar: 4.2g
- Protein: 32.6g
🍽️ Servings: 4
📝 Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to a toasty 400 degrees.
- Bake the potatoes for approximately 45 minutes or until they exude that perfect doneness. Halve each potato lengthwise, carefully scooping out the pulp, ensuring a 1/4″ shell remains. Set these beauties aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, unite the potato pulp and milk, creating a harmonious blend.
- Introduce sour cream, mayonnaise, green pepper, salt, and pepper into the mix, ensuring a thorough integration of flavors.
- Time to bring in the star of the show – mix crab meat and seafood seasoning, incorporating it seamlessly into the potato medley. Set this tantalizing concoction aside.
- In a medium bowl, whip up those egg whites until they reach a foamy perfection. Gently stir them into the crab mixture, elevating the texture and richness.
- Now, the pièce de résistance – fill each potato shell generously with the crab mixture, ensuring an equitable distribution of the seafood goodness. Sprinkle a generous amount of cheese on each potato half, preparing them for a symphony of flavors.
- Place these stuffed potato wonders in a roasting pan and let them bask in the oven’s warmth at 350 degrees until they achieve a delightful golden brown hue, approximately 20 minutes.
- Finally, garnish these crab-stuffed marvels as per your desire, adding that finishing touch to an already splendid creation.
Embark on this culinary adventure, where the history of the Hard Crab Derby meets the delightful flavors of Helen’s Crab Stuffed Potatoes. Whether it’s a family dinner or a gathering with friends, this recipe promises a journey of taste that honors tradition and celebrates the spirit of community. 🌟🦀🥔
