Crab Au Gratin

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons minced carrots
• 2 tablespoons minced celery
• 2 tablespoons minced red bell peppers
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, crumbled
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups fresh lump crabmeat, picked over
• fresh lemon juice, to taste
• 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 in a small heavy saucepan cook carrot, celery, and bell pepper in butter over moderate heat, stirring, 1 minute.
• 3 add broth, wine, and tarragon and boil mixture until liquid is reduced to about 1 tablespoon.
• 4 add cream, ¼ cup parmesan, and boil sauce until thickened, 1- 2 minutes.
• 5 stir in crab meat, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste and divide mixture between two 1-cup shallow baking dishes.
• 6 sprinkle remaining parmesan over mixture and set dishes in shallow baking pan.
• 7 broil gratin about 4â€? from heat 2 minutes, or until bubbling and golden, and serve with toasts.
• 8 serve with thinly sliced french bread, lightly toasted.
• 9 variation: using portabello mushrooms: remove gills and broil (gill side down) about 2 minutes. with gill side up fill with mixture and return to broiler until golden on top.