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Crab Dip

Crab Dip

Ingredients 1 cup (7½ ounces / 200 g) crab meat 1 cup mayonnaise ½ cup sour cream 1 teaspoon lemon juice 3 teaspoons dry sherry Salt to taste Freshly-ground pepper to taste Procedure Drain, rinse, and pick over crab meat…

Crab Cakes

Crab Cakes

This recipe is a modified version of a crab cake recipe found at Chefs.com. Ingredients Crab cakes 1 lb (450 g) crabmeat or imitation crabmeat 1 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs ¼ cup mayonnaise 1 tsp ground mustard 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce…

Crab and Corn Salad

Crab and Corn Salad

This salad is very easy to make. Ingredients 8 oz imitation crab meat 16 oz canned whole kernel sweet corn ½ cup mayonnaise 1–2 green onions Shredded cheese (optional) Procedure Chop imitation crab meat and green onions. Combine the above,…

Com Chien (Vietnamese Fried Rice)

Com Chien (Vietnamese Fried Rice)

Ingredients 3 tbsp oil 3 cloves garlic 2 leeks, chopped finely 2 red chiles, chopped finely 2 eggs, beaten 100 g diced carrot 200 g prawn, diced small 100 g green peas 600 g rice 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp…

Clams Steamed in Aluminum Foil

Clams Steamed in Aluminum Foil

Ingredients 18 ea. (2 lbs) clams 2 celery stalks, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 1 bell pepper, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tbsp parsley 1 tbsp thyme ½ cup of lemon Procedure Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C). Clean…

Breaded Fried Oysters

Breaded Fried Oysters

Ingredients 1 pint shucked large oysters, cleaned and dried 2 eggs ¼ cup cream 2 cups fine bread crumbs or cracker crumbs Salt, to taste Black pepper, to taste Cayenne pepper, to taste Vegetable oil, to fry Procedure Take the…

Bonda (South Indian Vegetable Fritter)

Bonda (South Indian Vegetable Fritter)

Bonda is a typical South Indian snack. The process of making Bonda involves deep frying a filling of potato (or other vegetables) dipped in gram flour batter. Ingredients Filling 2 medium-sized potatoes 1 medium-sized onions 3–4 medium-sized green chiles 2…

Bhuna Khichuri (Bengali Rice and Lentils)

Bhuna Khichuri (Bengali Rice and Lentils)

Khichuri is a Bengali dish once considered comfort food for the poor but now a delicacy served warm in the monsoon rain. Like the similar khichdi, the core ingredients are rice and lentils, but different variations exist, some adding vegetables,…

Beer Marinated Shrimp

Beer Marinated Shrimp

This is an excellent shrimp dish that must be marinated overnight, so if you need dinner half an hour from now this isn’t for you. Ingredients 2 pounds (900 g) peeled raw shrimp 1 onion, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced…

Basic Indian Tomato Gravy

Basic Indian Tomato Gravy

This traditional Indian tomato gravy can be used as a base for all sorts of vegetables, boiled eggs, cubed paneer or chicken. This is often referred to as a “curry”. It is usually eaten with plain white rice or rice…

Artichoke Dip with Parmesan

Artichoke Dip with Parmesan

Artichoke hearts are readily available in cans and jars in many countries, and are increasingly used in the making of snack dips. Many national chain restaurants in the USA have some variety of artichoke dip, which is usually mayonnaise-based. One…