2lbs of surimi...recipe help?

[okageryuu]

Crossposted from the Good Eats LJ group.

Ok so I recently got 2 1/2lbs of surimi (krab, imitation crab) and I have no idea what to do with it. Honestly, I can't stand eating it "as-is" for too long. The texture freaks me out. :|

Anyone have any good recipes I can use it in? So far, I've tried dipping it in cocktail sauce, frying it, and recently putting it in macaroni and cheese with real shrimp (seafood mac is surprisingly delicious).

I've heard Alton mention it on his crab show but I don't know if he actually used it. I checked on FN's website and he has no recipes. Does he even advise using it...or even eating it since it's processed and all that. I think he's used it in his sushi episode though...

Many thanks!

Comments

[gomanfox.livejournal.com]

I've never cooked with the stuff, so don't take my word on it here, but I'd probably try frying it up and making fried rice. Some rice, vegetables, krab, and an egg or two, all fried up. Nummies, if you like fried rice.

The only other thing I've ever seen it used for (aside from as a crab substitute, so you could always look for crab recipes) is as a seafood-flavored filler in a salmon spread. Cream cheese + salmon + krab + onions + various spices = nummy salmon spread.

[dragonsizeme.livejournal.com]

You can use it to make a 'California Roll' which is nothing more than avocado, your 'Krab' and cucumber cut up into thin strips (julienned) and rolled up with the rice on the outside and the nigiri on the inside.

Quite good, if not strictly Japanese.

But otherwise, you can use Krab just about anywhere you would normally use Crab. Just don't cook it too long--as it is already cooked. Think re-heating, not cooking. Overcooking will make it very very chewy, and not very tasty.

I will stress though that it's best application is in California Rolls... It is much cheaper, so you can experiment with your rolling technique a lot easier and not feel bad if it falls apart.

It will still be good though! Just eat it with a fork. :P