Crab cheesecake (OOP, was Re: [Sca-cooks] Adventures in redaction...LONG)

[Darren Gasser]

Olwen the Odd wrote:
> Do you, or anyone, have a recipe(s) for crab cheesecake?  Onion and
> garlic cheesecake?  How about shrimp cheesecake?  hmm..shrimp and
> tarragon... Anyway, it never occurred to me to think about these and
> now I can't stop thinking about them.
> Olwen

Here's the one that started me down this particular path of decadence:

http://food.epicurious.com/run/recipe/view?id=5816

It, in turn, is a variant of one of Emeril's savory cheesecakes and I've
used this basic pattern to create several variants myself.  I prefer green
onions (or, yes, chives) in place of the parsley, and usually use an
apple-smoked Gouda from a local market.  Works just as well with crawfish or
lobster as it does with crab.  Ignore the comments from reviewers about
using artificial or canned crab <shudder> and spring for some good Dungeness
or King -- you need a rich meat that can stand up to the other strong
flavors involved.

-Lorenz