Stuffed Peppers with Crab and Prosciutto topcook.tomathouse.com
Ingredients:
- 450 g of lump crab meat
- 1 cup crushed cornflakes
- 170g thin slices of prosciutto, cut into 1cm pieces.
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced (0.5 cup)
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1/8 - 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 small red bell peppers, stemmed, halved crosswise, and seeded and core removed
- 2 small yellow bell peppers, stemmed, halved crosswise, seeds and membranes removed
- Olive oil to drizzle
- 1.5 cups lightly salted vegetable or chicken broth
Preparation:
- Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 200°C.
- In a medium bowl, combine crab, cornflakes, half the prosciutto, mayonnaise, green onions, egg, 1 teaspoon salt, and cayenne pepper, if using.
- Spoon the filling evenly over the bell pepper halves. Place the remaining prosciutto on top of the filling and drizzle with olive oil. Arrange the stuffed peppers in a single layer in a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish or a small roasting pan. Pour the broth around the peppers. Bake until the peppers are tender, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Transfer to a platter and serve.
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