Corn and Crab Pudding

Description

This delicious side dish has a taste of the Southwest from a poblano chili.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup shallots, minced
  • ¼ cup fresh poblano chile pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 12 ounces frozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 1 ¾ cups half-and-half cream
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 ½ cups cooked crabmeat
  • 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter eight 3/4 cup custard cups or souffle dishes.
  2. In a heavy skillet over medium heat
  3. melt butter. Add shallots and poblano pepper; saute until pepper is tender
  4. about 3 minutes.
  5. In a blender or food processor
  6. puree corn. Add half-and-half
  7. eggs
  8. flour
  9. salt
  10. sugar
  11. nutmeg and white pepper. Pulse until mixture is smooth; transfer to large bowl. Stir in crabmeat and poblano chile mixture. Divide custard among prepared cups. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon cheese over each.
  12. Place cups in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes or until custards are set in center and knife inserted into center comes out clean.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 8

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