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Harborhouse Crab Pie

Prep Time

35 minutes

Cook Time

45-50 minutes

Serves

6

Ingredients

Herb-Butter Crust

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tsp dried parsley
  • ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 3–4 tbsp ice water

Crab Filling

  • 1 lb jumbo lump crab meat, picked over for shells
  • ½ cup finely diced shallots
  • ¼ cup finely diced celery
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp fresh chives, minced
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, minced
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ¾ tsp seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay)
  • ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp kosher salt (adjust to taste)
  • Fresh cracked black pepper

Custard Binder

  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp whole-grain mustard

Lemon-Dijon Cream Sauce (Optional)

  • ½ cup crème fraîche
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • Pinch salt

Steps

1

Make the Crust

  1. In a bowl, combine flour, salt, thyme, and parsley.
  2. Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  3. Add ice water gradually until dough just comes together.
  4. Form into a disk, wrap, and chill 30 minutes.

Roll out and press into a 9-inch tart or pie pan. Chill while preparing filling. (Chill for 30 minutes at minimumP)

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2

Prepare the Filling

  1. Sauté shallots and celery in butter over medium heat until soft (about 3–4 minutes). Cool slightly.
  2. In a large bowl, gently combine crab meat, sautéed vegetables, chives, parsley, lemon zest, Dijon, Worcestershire, seafood seasoning, paprika, salt, and pepper.
    • Be careful not to break up the crab lumps.

3

Make the Custard

Whisk eggs, cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and whole-grain mustard until smooth.

4

Assemble

  1. Spread crab mixture evenly into chilled crust.
  2. Pour custard evenly over the crab mixture.
  3. Gently press filling to ensure custard settles into crevices.

5

Bake

Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 45–50 minutes, until golden and just set in the center.
Let rest 10–15 minutes before slicing.

Plate the meal attractively, garnish as desired, and serve it hot.

6

Optional Sauce

Whisk sauce ingredients together and drizzle lightly over each slice before serving.