# What would you make with a can of crab meat **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733 "2017-01-21T16:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/1 "2017-01-21T16:42:35Z")
I have a 6 oz can of crab meat from Trader Joe’s (says it’s 15% leg meat). What would you make with it? ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/2 "2017-01-21T16:49:47Z")
Get a little plate. Spread cream cheese on it. Cocktail sause over that. Sprinkle with crab. Scoop up with your favorite crunchy thing for a nice snack. Hey, it’s not fancy…it’s just what I’d do. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/3 "2017-01-21T17:09:32Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Get a little plate. Spread cream cheese on it. Cocktail sause over that. Sprinkle with crab. Scoop up with your favorite crunchy thing for a nice snack. > > Hey, it’s not fancy…it’s just what I’d do. That actually sounds really good. What would I make? I’d make some ER tech wealthy stitching up my hand after digging out the meat with my fingers in three seconds. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/4 "2017-01-21T17:11:14Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > That actually sounds really good. > > What would I make? I’d make some ER tech wealthy stitching up my hand after digging out the meat with my fingers in three seconds. I’ll not be making that, but hey, **burpo** …um…thanks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/5 "2017-01-21T17:15:14Z")
Mix it with mayo. Make grilled crab and cheese on sourdough sandwiches. Get a couple more cans. Mix in an egg, mayo, bread crumbs, Old Bay/other seasonings. Chill for half an hour. Make crab cakes. Cook some pasta. Add butter and milk and heat until hot. Remove from heat and stir in freshly-grated parmesan cheese and stir to make a sauce. Add the drained crab meat. Stuff mushrooms with it, and sauté. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/6 "2017-01-21T17:17:37Z")
Crab omelets. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/7 "2017-01-21T17:19:38Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Crab omelets. Mrs. L.A. made crab and cheddar omelettes a couple of weeks ago, to use up the crab meat that didn’t go into the fettuccine alfredo. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/8 "2017-01-21T17:23:38Z")
That was the PG version, earlier. I’m originally from The Free State and believe Maryland Crab Cakes are over-rated; the meat is great but the amount of spice(s) used\* is I-don’t-have-a-good-adjective. Just plain meat, a little egg and bread to bind it during frying and on the plate he goes. Some of **Sicks Ate** ’s concoction on the side would be super. \*Including during the steaming process, ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/9 "2017-01-21T19:05:16Z")
Here’s my Carrot Crab Bisque: Roast some carrots and fennel lightly. Puree. Add some fish stock, if you can get it; chicken or veg will work for backup. A splosh of white wine, a few scrapes of fresh ginger. Simmer a bit. Add some heavy cream, and a little arrowroot or cornstarch if it looks like it needs binding. Ladle over crab in a soup bowl. Garnish with fennel slices crisped in hot oil in which you’ve dipped a hot pepper for a few seconds, if you want to get fancy. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/10 "2017-01-21T20:26:10Z")
**Sicks Ate** concoction also works great with leftover salad shrimp. I’d make warm artichoke,spinach and crab dip with a nice crusty baguette sliced up and a bottle of Riesling or Casasole to wash it down…and a green salad with balsamic vinaigrette as a token nod to health. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/11 "2017-01-21T20:35:49Z")
It would be a toss-up: Crab cakes Crab rangoon **Johnny L.A.**'s suggestion of a crab, mayo and cheese grilled sandwich on sourdough has real merit. Imagonnatrythat! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/12 "2017-01-21T20:54:55Z")
Hot crab dip. Crab, cream cheese, mayo, bottled artichoke hearts, and a little jalapeno. Mix in oven-safe bowl, top with shredded cheese, broil. Eat with Juanita’s chips. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/13 "2017-01-21T21:03:37Z")
Mix the crab with some cocktail shrimp and then spoon the mixture into those little sundae-dish thingies. Cover with sauces made with ketchup, Tabasco, lemon juice, and horseradish, or mayonnaise, lime juice, and curry powder. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/14 "2017-01-21T21:17:05Z")
Before I became allergic to crab, I would use canned crab to make crab quiche. Man, I miss being able to eat shellfish. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/15 "2017-01-21T21:25:34Z")
1. Crab Salad: grind up a tiny slice of onion, add one teaspoon of mayo, serve on letuce (or possibly rolled in wraps?). 2. Crab Stuffed Mushrooms: large mushrooms, core them (keep the stems; chop them up & fry them in butter & serve on the side). Fill with small scoops of chopped crab meat mixed with some kind of pepper/heat. Bake on a tray at 350 for 15 min. 3. Crab Garlic Bread: Cut 1.5 in holes in the center of pieces of garlic bread. Fill the hole with crab meat. Brown on each side in a skillet flipping only once. Serve with pasta and red sauce. perfect pairing: Merlot. (yup… red wine with fish. 😉 ) 4. Crab Meatballs? (experimental) mix with some egg, some breading and some chopped onion, mold them like you would meat balls, Pan fry them brown? If they hold together (hopefully), then serve with pasta & red sauce as above. 5. Crab Meat Tacos. Chop it up, fry it up, spoon into taco shells with sliced lettuce, diced tomatoes and the topping of your choice! (lol) * * * _Not fair! Read the title & just started writing this down. Three quarters of this is already mentioned._ ---
**Author:** ![Donegal\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Donegal\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donegal_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/16 "2017-01-21T21:52:24Z")
Crab Enchiladas!!! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/17 "2017-01-21T21:55:05Z")
Crab Benedict. Or if that’s too much work, just mix it up in a pan with some scrambled eggs. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/18 "2017-01-21T22:29:51Z")
I’m going to have to buy more crab. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/19 "2017-01-21T22:33:14Z")
I would go crab cakes myself. A Maryland crab cake is one of my favorite eats in the world. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733/20 "2017-01-21T23:55:27Z")
Crab hash, crab omelet, or eggs Chesapeake. Can’t make anything without Old Bay, though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-make-with-a-can-of-crab-meat/777733.md?page=2)