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Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Ingredients:
2 tablespoons minced carrot |
2 tablespoons minced celery |
2 tablespoons minced red bell pepper |
1 tablespoon unsalted butter |
1/2 cup chicken broth |
1/4 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine |
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, crumbled |
1/2 cup heavy cream |
1/2 pound fresh lump crab meat, picked over (about 1 1/2 cups) |
fresh lemon juice to taste |
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese |
accompaniment: lightly toasted thin french bread slices |
Directions:
1. Preheat broiler.
2. In a small heavy saucepan cook carrot, celery, and bell pepper in butter over moderate heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add broth, vermouth or wine, and tarragon and boil mixture until liquid is reduced to about 1 tablespoon. Add cream and boil sauce until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in crab meat, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste and divide mixture between two 1-cup shallow baking dishes. Sprinkle Parmesan over crab mixture and set dishes in shallow baking pan. Broil gratin about 4 inches from heat 2 minutes, or until bubbling and golden, and serve with toasts.
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