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Crab and Artichoke Savory Bread Pudding

Course Main Dish, Seafood
Cuisine Seafood

Ingredients
  

  • 8-10 ounces day-old bread (something with character; not too strong or crusty)
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 5 eggs
  • 3 Tblspn butter
  • 1/2 cup minced shallots
  • 2 Tblspn chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 Tbspn Marsala or Madeira wine
  • 8 ounces lump crab meat
  • 9 ounces package of frozen artichokes (Bird’s Eye sells a “deluxe” variety)
  • 3 Tblspn fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tspn cayenne
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cut the day-old bread into one-inch cubes. Toast them allowing them to get barely golden. Combine the milks and eggs. Whisk until well combined adding 1/2-1 teaspoon of salt.
  • In a sauté pan, melt the butter and gently sauté the shallots without browning them. Add the parsley and Marsala. Season lightly with salt and freshly ground pepper. Add the crab and sliced artichokes to the shallots. Add the lemon juice and cayenne. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
  • Butter a baking dish that will be safe for your WFO. Toss the bread with the crab and artichoke mixture and put into the baking dish. Pour the milk and eggs over the bread. Refrigerate the bread pudding overnight.
  • In the morning, check your oven temperature. Mine is usually between 300 and 400 degrees. If it is hotter than 375 degrees, allow it to cool down a bit further to prevent the eggs from scrambling. Ideal temperature is between 325-350 degrees. Remove the pudding from the refrigerator to warm up to room temperature. You don’t need to build a fire—this is residual heat baking. Then slide the baking dish into the oven and bake for about 40-50 minutes. If it starts browning more than you’d like, cover it loosely with aluminum foil.

Notes

Strata 2 (2)
This is definitely Champagne or Prosecco-worthy so pop some corks!
Buon appetito e ci sentiamo presto!
Lea
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