DUNGENESS CRAB GRATIN

Gratins are in and they're delicious!



INGREDIENTS: SERVES 2
•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 cupdry white wine
•1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed
•1/2 cup heavy cream
•1/2 pound fresh Dungeness crab meat, picked over (about 1 1/2 cups)
•fresh lemon juice to taste
•1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION:
Preheat broiler.
•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 toasted sour dough baquette rounds.


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