Crab Gratin Recipe - Japanese Cooking 101
Ingredients
- Onion1
- Potato2
- Oil½ tbsp
- Salt½–1 tsp
- Black pepper
- Spinach2 cups
- Butter4 tbsp
- Flour4 tbsp
- Milk2 ½ cups
- White pepper
- Crab½ lb
- Cheese
- Parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Thinly slice the onion. Cut the potatoes into 1/4-inch thick matchsticks.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook the potatoes for a few minutes. Add the onion with a little salt and pepper, and cook until the onion softens. Add the spinach, stir, and set aside.
- In a separate pot over medium heat, melt the butter, add the flour and cook for a couple of minutes until bubbling. Add the milk and whisk well until smooth. When the sauce thickens, season with 1/2 to 1 tsp salt and a pinch of pepper. Add the crab meat and stir.
- Set aside 1/3 of the sauce. Mix the vegetables into the rest of the sauce, then spread the mixture in a baking dish.
- Pour the reserved 1/3 of the sauce over the top, cover with cheese, and bake on the upper rack for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, garnish with chopped parsley and serve.
Summarized from Japanese Cooking 101's video. Watch it for the details.
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