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Alaskan King Crab Gougere Sandwich

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Alaskan King Crab Gougere Sandwich
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Seafood fanatics will adore this recipe. This sandwich takes juicy crab meat and pickled vegetables, tosses them in a mayo-based mixture, and puts the deliciousness inside a gougere roll. It's a perfect sandwich to chow down on during dinner, at a picnic or on game day.Recipe Courtesy of Eggland's Best
Prep Time
1
hour
Cook Time
1
hour
Servings
4
Alaskan King Crab Gougere Sandwich
Total time: 2 hours
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 6 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 6 ounce shredded gruyere cheese
  • 1 cup julienned peeled daikon radish
  • 1 cup julienned carrots
  • 1 cup julienned seeded cucumber
  • 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 cup cooked alaskan king crab meat
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 stalk of green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro sprigs
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Line a large baking pan with parchment paper.
  3. Bring water, milk, butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium pan over medium heat.
  4. Lower heat; add flour and stir with a wooden spoon until mixture comes together, dries out and pulls away from sides of the pan.
  5. Remove from heat and cool until warm.
  6. Add eggs about one at a time; beat until well incorporated and the mixture becomes a smooth batter.
  7. Fold in cheese.
  8. Spoon batter into a pastry bag; pipe into four (about 6 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter) logs, 2 inches apart on the prepared baking pan.
  9. Bake for 12 minutes.
  10. Lower oven temperature to 350°F; continue baking until gougeres are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped, about 20-25 minutes more.
  11. Cool gougeres completely; slice in half lengthwise.
  12. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss radish, carrots, cucumber, vinegar, sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  13. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
  14. In another bowl, mix together mayonnaise and mustard.
  15. Stir in crab meat and green onion.
  16. Chill for 30 minutes.
  17. Stuff bottom gougere halves with crab mixture and pickled vegetables.
  18. Garnish with jalapeno slices and cilantro sprigs.
  19. Place remaining gougere halves on top.
 
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