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    Country Crab Mac and Cheese with Butter Poached Bay Shrimp

    April 28, 2018 by athomewithrebecka Leave a Comment

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    Country Crab Mac and Cheese with Butter Poached Bay Shrimp

    Say hello to my Southern inspired entry for the Chef's Roll "Bayou to the Bay" Barilla Pasta Challenge

    Country Crab Mac and Cheese with Butter Poached Shrimp

    About the contest:

    Calling all US-based chefs and cooks! We have teamed up with Barilla to give you the chance to take your career to the next level by attending the Barilla Modern Casual trip to John Folse’s White Oak Plantation in Baton Rouge, June 4-8th, 2018. The grand prize winner will also receive a custom Jende knife roll and a Chef’s Roll cap. The grand prize is worth $2750. Do we have your interest yet?

    To win, you’re going to have to show us your best example of Southern-inspired cooking that incorporates pasta, drawing on influences of cooking styles from the Louisiana Bayou to the Chesapeake Bay. Source: chefs roll.com 

    I would love to win the Barilla Modern Casula trip to John Folse's White Oak Plantation! Let's hope the judges think I deserve a place at the table this year!

    My recipe brings a whole new meaning to #BarillaSouthernStyle. I've incorporated the flavors of low country-style gravy which finds roots in Southern Carolina and Georgia cooking. The hickory smoked bacon gravy is a juxtaposition of taste set against the tender white crab meat and crunchy toasted topping. Barilla Large pasta shells hold the creamy, cheesy gravy like a tiny bowl full of deliciousness. Top it all off with buttered poached Bay shrimp and you've got one crazy-good mac and cheese sensation.

    Country Crab Mac and Cheese with Butter Poached Bay Shrimp

    Crab Mac and Cheese

    Country Crab Mac and Cheese with Butter Poached Bay Shrimp

    Rebecka Evans
    Butter Poached Bay Shrimp brings low country bacon gravy to the mix, blending fresh picked crab, some crab boil seasoning, pan-toasted fresh corn off the cob, and a touch of heat from Serrano peppers; this mixture becomes the roux for the mac and cheese sauce. I use large pasta shells dressed with the creamy mixture and three kinds of cheese, then top with crunchy panko crumbs and parmesan cheese. Cooked to perfection, this dish will genuinely be your next favorite Mac N Cheese.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 35 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Entree
    Cuisine American, American Fusion
    Servings 6 people

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Box large pasta shells
    • 2 ½ cups crab meat pick over to remove shells
    • 4 slices good bacon chopped into small pieces
    • 4 ½ teaspoons flour
    • 2 ½ cups heavy cream
    • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • 2 ½ teaspoons minced fresh sage divided
    • 1 stick of butter plus 3 tablespoons divided
    • 2 ears corn cut from cob
    • 2 serrano peppers fine chopped seeds and ribs removed
    • 10 gulf shrimp peeled and deveined
    • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
    • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning mix
    • juice from ½ lemon
    • 2 teaspoon parsley chopped, divided
    • ½ cup white cheddar cheese shredded
    • ¼ cup yellow mild cheddar
    • ¼ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
    • ½ -1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 1 cup panko crumbs
    • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
    • ½ teaspoon paprika

    Instructions
     

    • 1. Cook pasta as directed on the box. Drain and run cool water over pasta to stop cooking process.
    • Preheat oven to 400 F.
    • 2. In a thick bottomed saucepan, brown bacon on high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned.
    • 3. Remove bacon to a paper towel. Add corn that has been cut from the cob and 2 chopped serrano peppers to the hot bacon fat. Cook until corn is caramelized/toasted.
    • 4. Add 2 tablespoons butter, 4 ½ teaspoons flour, stir constantly for 4 minutes to make roux.
    • 5. Add cream, cayenne, sage, salt and pepper.
    • 6. Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, add cheeses one at a time and stir after every addition to incorporate and melt the cheese. Sauce will be thick and creamy.
    • 7. Pour cooked pasta, cooked bacon and crab meat into the sauce and gently stir to combine.
    • 8. Pour mixture into baking pan or small heat proof glass containers.
    • 9. Mix panko and parmesan cheese together and sprinkle over pasta. Sprinkle paprika over and bake in the preheated over for 20 minutes or until top is golden brown.

    For the Shrimp

    • While the pasta is in the oven. Heat 1 stick of salted butter in a medium pan over medium high heat, until butter is bubbly and hot, do not brown. Add peeled deveined shrimp and cook for 3 minutes on one side. Flip shrimp and add parsley, sage and a teaspoon Cajun seasoning, continue cooking 1-2 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove pan from heat and set aside.

    Notes

    Serve cooked mac and cheese with shrimp. ENJOY
    Keyword Entree, Pasta, Side Dishes
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    Country Crab Mac and Cheese with Butter Poached Bay Shrimp

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