Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onions
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
  • 2 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped red bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped yellow bell pepper
  • Salt
  • Cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1/2 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
  • 4 small hearts of palm, cooked until tender and diced
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley leaves
  • 2 tablespoons fine dried bread crumbs
  • 4 sheets phyllo dough
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 ear of sweet corn, kernels removed from the cob
  • 1 cup remoulade sauce, recipe follows
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onions, green part only
  • 1 egg*
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup chopped onions
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
  • 3 tablespoons Creole or whole-grain mustard
  • 3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • Salt
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup olive oil

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the oil in a saute pan over medium heat.
  • Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers.
  • Season with salt and cayenne.
  • Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft and slightly golden, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
  • Cool for 5 minutes.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the crabmeat, hearts of palm, parsley and bread crumbs.
  • Season with salt and cayenne.
  • Add the cooked vegetables.
  • Mix well.
  • Stack the sheets of phyllo on top of each other and cut them into thirds.
  • You will have a total of 12 sheets.
  • Divide the sheets into four 3 sheet stacks.
  • Lightly brush the top sheet of each stack with olive oil.
  • Put 1/4 cup of the crab mixture on the bottom edge of each oiled sheet.
  • Fold in the ends toward the center about 1/4-inch.
  • Then, beginning at the bottom, roll up the phyllo securely, pressing to close.
  • Lightly brush each strudel with the remaining oil.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place the strudels on the paper about 2 inches apart and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
  • In a small saute pan, over medium heat, melt the butter.
  • Add the corn.
  • Season with salt and cayenne.
  • Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and turn into a mixing bowl.
  • Add the remoulade and mix well.
  • Cut each strudel in half diagonally and serve with sweet corn remoulade.
  • Garnish with green onions.
  • Combine the first 10 ingredients in a food processor with a metal blade and process until smooth.
  • Season with salt, cayenne and pepper.
  • While the machine is running, slowly add the oil, a little at a time, until thick.
  • Reseason if needed.
  • Yield: about 2 cups
  • Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse 1999
  • *RAW EGG WARNING
  • Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness.
  • To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.