Deviled Crab Tart

Serves: 5

Olin Prosacco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

48

Sweetness

54

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 medium

Onion

1 bunch

Scallions

1 tsp

Cayenne

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 375°F

2

On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out dough into a 14-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) and fit into an 11-inch round tart pan with a removable fluted rim

3

Roll rolling pin over top of shell to trim dough flush with rim and lightly press dough up side of pan

4

With a fork prick bottom and side of shell all over

5

Chill shell 30 minutes, or until firm

6

Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice

7

Bake shell in middle of oven 25 minutes and carefully remove foil and weights or rice

8

Bake shell until just pale golden, about 8 minutes more

9

(Leave oven on

10

) Shell may be made 8 hours ahead and kept in pan, loosely covered, at room temperature

11

Finely chop onion, bell pepper, and celery and in a heavy skillet cook vegetables in butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until bell pepper is softened

12

Increase temperature to 425°F

13

Pick over crab meat and drain roasted peppers

14

Finely chop roasted peppers, parsley, and scallion greens, reserving whites for another use

15

In a large bowl whisk together mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs and gently stir in onion mixture, crab, roasted peppers, parsley, scallion, cayenne, and salt to taste

16

Spoon filling into shell, smoothing top, and sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs

17

Bake tart in middle of oven until top is golden, 20 to 25 minutes

18

Serve tart warm or at room temperature

19

Preheat oven to 375°F

20

On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out dough into a 14-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) and fit into an 11-inch round tart pan with a removable fluted rim

21

Roll rolling pin over top of shell to trim dough flush with rim and lightly press dough up side of pan

22

With a fork prick bottom and side of shell all over

23

Chill shell 30 minutes, or until firm

24

Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice

25

Bake shell in middle of oven 25 minutes and carefully remove foil and weights or rice

26

Bake shell until just pale golden, about 8 minutes more

27

(Leave oven on

28

) Shell may be made 8 hours ahead and kept in pan, loosely covered, at room temperature

29

Finely chop onion, bell pepper, and celery and in a heavy skillet cook vegetables in butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until bell pepper is softened

30

Increase temperature to 425°F

31

Pick over crab meat and drain roasted peppers

32

Finely chop roasted peppers, parsley, and scallion greens, reserving whites for another use

33

In a large bowl whisk together mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs and gently stir in onion mixture, crab, roasted peppers, parsley, scallion, cayenne, and salt to taste

34

Spoon filling into shell, smoothing top, and sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs

35

Bake tart in middle of oven until top is golden, 20 to 25 minutes

36

Serve tart warm or at room temperature