Crab & Dumplins Ingredients: 1 pack of Creative Cajun Cooking’s Dumplin’ Magic seasoning (save the other pack for a different meal) 5 Cups water 4-5 cups heavy cream or half and half (1 quart will do, add extra if you want) 1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 can of biscuits (about 1 pound) 1 lb crab meat, picked for shell pieces Optional: Frozen/canned Green Peas and Sliced Carrots, sliced green onions for garnish 1--- In a 6 quart or larger pot, mix water and Creative Cajun Cooking’s Dumplin’ Magic seasoning 2--- Bring to a slow boil over medium high heat. 3--- While that's heating up, break out a large cutting board and spread out flour, then pile most of it in the corner, leaving a thin coating on the cutting board. Open the can of biscuits and one at a time roll each one out to about 1/8 inch thickness using a light sprinkle of flour to keep them from sticking. Cut the flat biscuits into 6-8 pieces pending size of dumplings you want. Pile the cut biscuits in one corner of cutting board for placing in pot at later time. 4--- Scrape up the extra flour and place in a bowl, then pour the cream into it and whisk until smooth. 5--- Pour in the cream and flour mixture making sure it is stirred frequently by scraping the bottom so it doesn’t stick. 6--- Once the liquid thickens up, and has a slow bubbling, add in the biscuit pieces a few at a time, stirring softly until they swell up. 7--- Once the dumplings are cooked and no longer doughy (Taste them---It’s to the cooks advantage---LOL), gently add in the crab meat. Then add in, if you would like, a few Green Peas and or Carrots (frozen or canned). Stir and cook just until heated through. Once the Crab and Dumplings are placed in a bowl, you can sprinkle some finely chopped Green Onion tops for added color. |