Blue Crab Stuffed Potatoes
Ingredients
| 4 large baking potatoes | ||
| 3/4 cup half and half | ||
| 1 lb jumbo lump crab meat | ||
| 2 tsp old bay seasoning | ||
| 3/4 cup sour cream | ||
| 1/4 cup mayonnaise | ||
| 1/4 cup chopped green or red bell pepper | ||
| kosher salt and black pepper to taste | ||
| 2 beaten egg whites | ||
| 3/4 cup pepper jack cheese shredded, divided | ||
| Orange or yellow bell pepper for garnish |
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash potatoes, then bake for about 1 hour until done.
- Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and carefully scoop out potato leaving the shells in tact.
- In a large mixing bowl add the potato flesh and half and half, sour cream, and mayonnaise and mash well.
- Add in the green pepper and mix.
- Gently scoop in the crab meat taking care not to break up the lumps and mix well
- In a small bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy and stir into the crab mixture, then mix in the grated cheese.
- Fill the empty potato shells evenly with the crab mixture and garnish with a pepper ring.
- Place the potatoes on a large baking sheet, reduce oven temp to 350 degrees and bake for about 20 minutes until cheese has melted and browned.
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