Indulge in the exquisite flavors of Crab Coquille, a classic French dish that combines the delicate sweetness of crab meat with a creamy, rich sauce, nestled in a crispy pastry shell. Experience a symphony of textures and flavors as you savor each bite, from the tender crab to the velvety sauce and the flaky pastry. Whether you're seeking a sophisticated appetizer or an elegant main course, Crab Coquille promises an unforgettable culinary journey. Explore our collection of carefully curated recipes, each offering a unique twist on this timeless dish. From traditional preparations to innovative variations, discover the perfect Crab Coquille recipe to tantalize your taste buds and impress your dinner guests.
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CRAB "COQUILLES SAINT JACQUES"
If you don't have scallop shells, you can use 4 1/2-inch round broilerproof baking dishes that are 1 inch deep.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Time 4h
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Make the stock: Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add lobster bodies, and cook, stirring, 10 minutes. Add onion and fennel; cook 15 minutes. Add Cognac; cook, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until liquid is almost gone, about 1 minute.
- Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Add flour; cook 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, then cover with 1 inch water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover, and simmer until some liquid evaporates and mixture thickens, about 1 hour. Pour stock through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Return to pot; cook until stock is reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 15 minutes. Whisk in cream, and simmer until thickened, about 6 minutes.
- Make the roux: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook until toasty, about 1 minute. Whisk in stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes (you should have about 1 1/2 cups).
- Make the potatoes: Place potatoes in a medium pot; cover with 1 inch salted water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. While potatoes are still warm, pass through a ricer into a bowl. Stir in butter. Add milk, season with salt and pepper, and stir.
- Make the vegetables: Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add celery stalks and carrots; cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Add celery root, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover, and cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
- To assemble, preheat broiler. Place 12 scallop shells on a rimmed baking sheet. Place 2 tablespoons vegetable mixture in center of each, and top each with 1/4 cup crabmeat. Spoon 2 tablespoons sauce over top of each. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 3/4-inch star tip (such as Ateco #88) with potatoes. Pipe rosettes around edges and one in center. Broil until browned on top and bubbling, about 4 minutes. Serve immediately.
EASY COQUILLES SAINT JACQUES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and place six (1 1/2-cup) gratin dishes on 2 sheet pans.
- Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Add the seafood stock and whisk until it is smooth and thickened. Whisk in the cream, curry powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Bring the sauce to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
- Heat the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in a large (12-inch) sauté pan over medium-low heat. Add the shallots and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until tender. Slice the mushroom caps 1/2 inch thick, add to the shallots, and cook for 8 minutes, stirring often. Add the Cognac and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and set aside.
- Combine the bread crumbs, parsley, Gruyère, and olive oil in a medium bowl and stir to moisten the crumbs. Set aside.
- Add the mushrooms to the cream sauce. Add the scallops and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, mix well, and divide among the gratin dishes. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture evenly on top and bake for 20 minutes, until the scallops are cooked and the sauce is lightly browned and bubbly. Serve hot.
COQUILLES SAINT JACQUES
Try a French classic - scallops in a creamy wine sauce, topped with breadcrumbs, cheese, then browned under a broiler.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Lightly grease six 4-inch baking shells or ceramic ramekins** with butter. Place in 15x10x1-inch pan.
- In 3-quart saucepan, place scallops, wine, parsley and salt. Add just enough water to cover scallops. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered about 6 minutes or until scallops are white.
- Remove scallops with slotted spoon; reserve liquid. Heat reserved liquid to boiling. Boil until reduced to 1 cup. Strain and reserve.
- In same saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Cook mushrooms and shallots in butter 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender. Remove from saucepan.
- In same saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Stir in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Gradually stir in reserved liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in half-and-half, scallops, mushroom mixture and 1/4 cup of the cheese; heat through.
- In small bowl, toss bread crumbs and 2 tablespoons melted butter. Divide scallop mixture among baking shells. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and the bread crumbs.
- Set oven control to broil. Broil baking shells with tops 5 inches from heat 3 to 5 minutes or until crumbs are toasted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Fat 3, Fiber 1 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 630 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 1 g
CRAB COQUILLE
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Lightly oil six ovenproof shells or individual shallow baking dishes. Set in a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch jelly roll pan. In a small bowl, mix butter or margarine with 1/2 cup of the bread crumbs set aside. In a medium bowl, mix remaining 1 cup crumbs, mayonnaise, celery, cheese, sherry, parsley, garlic, paprika and pepper until well blended.Cut crab meat into 1/2 -inch pieces and stir into mayonnaise mixture. Lightly spoon into shells or baking dishes and sprinkle buttered crumbs on top. Broil 6 inches from heat source for 2 to 4 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
SEAFOOD COQUILLE ST. JACQUES
Pronounced (co-key-saint-jock) is a delicious appetizer or main course. It's easy to make and is simply a white sauce infused with seafood. You can add lobster or crab; serve in individual baking dishes or on a real scallop shell (sold in gourmet shops). It's fun and so good!
Provided by Gingerbee
Categories Canadian
Time 27m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- On stovetop melt 1/4 cup butter.
- Add flour, mustard, salt and pepper.
- Stir to bring together, slowly add milk.
- Cook slow approximately 10 minutes to thickened.
- Add parmesean cheese.
- Continue cooking till smooth and flour has absorbed all the milk. It will be like velvet.
- In another pan, saute shallots in butter and sherry, wine or brandy.
- Add seafood, parsley and barely cook 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat, add to sauce.
- Fill shells with mixture, top with cheese and breadcrumb and sprinkle paprika for color.
- Bake in 400 degree oven just until cheese melts and crumbs brown.
- Serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330.2, Fat 16.6, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 127.2, Sodium 1115.2, Carbohydrate 14, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 3.6, Protein 20.5
COQUILLES ST. JACQUES
Coquilles is French for scallop. Fresh crab meat was added for another layer of flavor in this recipe. This is from my Southern Living cookbook.
Provided by southern chef in lo
Categories Crab
Time 16m
Yield 5 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in heavy saucepan over low heat. Add flour, stirring until smooth; cook 1 minute stirring constantly. Gradually add half and half; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in salt and white pepper; set aside.
- Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add scallops and green onions; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add mushrooms and cook 3 minutes more.
- Stir cream sauce, crabmeat, and wine into the scallop mixture. Cook just until thoroughly heated.
- To serve, spoon about 1 tablespoon seafood mixture into each shell.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 537, Fat 29, SaturatedFat 16.5, Cholesterol 129.2, Sodium 1114.8, Carbohydrate 36.1, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 0.6, Protein 30.4
HOT SEAFOOD COQUILLE
Make and share this Hot Seafood Coquille recipe from Food.com.
Provided by SuzieQue
Categories Crab
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Melt 9 T. butter in saucepan.
- Blend in flour and cook over low heat a few
- minutes, stirring frequently.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Gradually stir in half & half, stirring constantly until it bubbles. Simmer 5 minutes.
- In a skillet, saute onions in 3 T. butter until soft, adding scallops for last 2 - 3 minutes.
- Remove onions and scallops from pan and saute mushrooms for 3 - 4 minutes.
- Combine cooked ingredients and cream sauce.
- Stir in cooked shrimp, crabmeat and sherry.
- Spoon into a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees until bubbly - about 10 - 15 minutes.
- This can be served over pasta, but I think its divine on its own.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 698, Fat 43.6, SaturatedFat 26.5, Cholesterol 324.8, Sodium 1931.7, Carbohydrate 18, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.6, Protein 48.9
CRAB COQUILLE
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Lightly oil six ovenproof shells or individual shallow baking dishes. Set in a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch jelly roll pan. In a small bowl, mix butter or margarine with 1/2 cup of the bread crumbs set aside. In a medium bowl, mix remaining 1 cup crumbs, mayonnaise, celery, cheese, sherry, parsley, garlic, paprika and pepper until well blended.Cut crab meat into 1/2 -inch pieces and stir into mayonnaise mixture. Lightly spoon into shells or baking dishes and sprinkle buttered crumbs on top. Broil 6 inches from heat source for 2 to 4 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
HOW TO MAKE COQUILLES SAINT-JACQUES
For something fancy, this is pretty easy to make. It's one of the world's most delicious dishes. It's rich and decadent, and yet still light.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; saute shallots in the hot butter until translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir mushrooms, salt, and black pepper into shallots. Turn heat to medium-high and cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Pour white wine over mushroom mixture, dissolving any browned bits of food on bottom of skillet into wine; bring to a simmer. Gently place scallops into wine and poach in the mushroom mixture until barely firm, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer scallops to a bowl. Strain mushroom mixture into another bowl, reserving mushrooms and cooking liquid separately. Return strained liquid to skillet, pour in any accumulated juices from scallops, and stir in cream. Bring to a boil and cook until cream sauce is reduced by about half, about 10 minutes. Stir often. Turn off heat and let mixture cool for 1 minute.
- Quickly whisk egg yolk into cream sauce until combined. Transfer skillet to a work surface (such as a heatproof countertop or cutting board) and stir cayenne pepper, 2 teaspoons tarragon, and lemon zest into sauce.
- Divide mushroom mixture into scallop shells, spreading mushrooms out to cover bottoms of shells; place about 3 scallops onto each portion. Spoon cream sauce over scallops to coat; let sauce drizzle down into mushrooms. Sprinkle lightly with Gruyere cheese and paprika or cayenne.
- Turn oven's broiler to high. Slightly crinkle a large sheet of aluminum foil and place onto a baking sheet. Place filled shells onto foil and press lightly to help them stay level.
- Broil about 10 inches from the heat source until sauce is bubbling and cheese is lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to serving plates lined with napkins to prevent shells from tipping; garnish each portion with 2 crossed tarragon leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.3 calories, Carbohydrate 8.3 g, Cholesterol 161.6 mg, Fat 21.6 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 26.3 g, SaturatedFat 12.3 g, Sodium 318.8 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
Tips:
- Use fresh crab meat for the best flavor. If you can't find fresh crab meat, frozen crab meat will also work.
- Be careful not to overcook the crab meat. Overcooked crab meat will be tough and chewy.
- Serve crab coquille immediately after it is baked. This dish is best enjoyed hot and fresh.
- Garnish with fresh herbs, such as parsley or chives, for a pop of color and flavor.
- For a richer flavor, use a combination of heavy cream and milk in the sauce.
- If you don't have a ramekin, you can bake crab coquille in a small baking dish.
- Serve crab coquille with a side of rice or salad.
Conclusion:
Crab coquille is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. It's a great way to enjoy fresh crab meat, and it's sure to be a hit with your friends and family. So next time you're looking for a special dish to serve, give crab coquille a try. You won't be disappointed.
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