Digest Recipes: Culinary Inspiration

Crab Stuffed Salmon

Crab Stuffed Salmon

Recipe by Andrew Cayuela

Ingredients

  • 4ea- salmon filets. Or more if you need. 

  • 1lb- crab backfin. Lump is fine but unnecessary 

  • 1ea- egg 

  • ¼ C- mayo 

  • ¼ C- Dijon 

  • ¼ C- fresh lemon juice 

  • 2 Tbs- Worcestershire

  • ½ tsp- hot sauce. Your call  

  • 3 Tbs- old bay 

  • 1 ½ C- panko or whatever breadcrumbs you like  

  • Tools
  • Mixing bowl  

  • Measuring utensils 

  • Cutting board

  • Knife 

  • Baking sheet 

  • Slotted spatula 

Method

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine all wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  • Add breadcrumbs until the texture of a crab cake starts to happen. Fold in the crab wrap and refrigerate for a moment. 
  • With a sharp knife make an incision on each filet lengthwise from ¼” below each edge and not quite all the way through.
  • Gently push the ends together opening a space in the fish. Fill this space with the crab mix.
  • Season with salt and pepper and place the sheet tray in a 400-degree oven on the middle rack for about 11 minutes.
  • Open door, brush salmon with butter and broil to crispy perfection. This crab mix can also be used to make crab cakes. Great app for the holidays.

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