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Vidalia® Sweet Onion and Crab Soufflé

Vidalia Sweet Onion and Crab Souffle

Ingredients

  • Butter and flour for soufflé mold
  • 5 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 3/4 cup minced Vidalia onion
  • 1 cup lump crabmeat
  • 2 tablespoons minced chives
  • Salt and white pepper
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • Pinch cayenne pepper
  • Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 5 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375° F. Butter a 6-cup soufflé mold or four 1-cup molds and lightly dust with flour.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium sauté pan. Add Vidalia onion and cook 2 minutes. Add crabmeat and heat. Add chives and a pinch each of salt and white pepper. Set aside.

Melt remaining butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in 3 tablespoons flour and cook over medium heat, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

In glass measuring cup, heat milk for 2 minutes in a microwave. Pour hot milk into flour mixture and stir with a wire whisk until smooth. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon white pepper, cayenne and nutmeg. Return to heat and whisk until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in egg yolks, one at a time. Stir in crab mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff but not dry. Gently stir half the egg white mixture into crab mixture. Stir in the cheese. Fold in remaining egg whites. Pour mixture into prepared mold.

Set on middle rack in oven and bake 30 to 35 minutes, until soufflé is golden. Individual soufflés will bake in 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition Information

  • Per serving: 355 Calories
  • 26g Fat (65% calories from fat)
  • 20g Protein
  • 10g Carbohydrate
  • 299mg Cholesterol
  • 387mg Sodium
  • Food Exchanges: 1/2 Starch/Bread; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Fat

Contributed by Executive Chef Jeffrey Buben, Vidalia Restaurant and Bistro Bis, Washington D.C.

Jeffrey Buben

Jeffrey Buben
Chef/Owner
Vidalia Restaurant & Bistro Bis
Washington D.C.

James Beard award winner, Chef Buben prepares regional American cooking delivered with Southern hospitality. Under his ownership, Vidalia has received prestigious dining accolades including the coveted DiRoNA award, Distinguished Restaurants of North America, and has been lauded by national and regional press. Recent awards include AOL's City's Best 2004 for Power Lunches and "four stars" from Washingtonian Magazine's Best Restaurants for 2005.