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

[Olwen the Odd]

>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

mmmmmmmmmmmm......thanks!

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