crab-meat-gratin-10042.json

{
    "directions": [
        "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 toasts."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "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 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine",
        "1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, crumbled",
        "1/2 cup heavy cream",
        "1/2 pound fresh lump crab meat, picked over (about 1 1/2 cups)",
        "fresh lemon juice to taste",
        "1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese",
        "Accompaniment: lightly toasted thin French bread slices"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "www.epicurious.com",
    "tags": [
        "Milk/Cream",
        "Vegetable",
        "Side",
        "Casserole/Gratin",
        "Parmesan",
        "Crab",
        "White Wine",
        "Winter",
        "Gourmet",
        "Sugar Conscious",
        "Wheat/Gluten-Free",
        "Peanut Free",
        "Tree Nut Free",
        "Soy Free"
    ],
    "title": "Crab Meat Gratin",
    "url": "http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/crab-meat-gratin-10042"
}