BBQ Crab Cake Shotgun Shells
Serves 14
Directions
- 1In a bowl, add eggs and whisk them.
- 2Add mayonnaise, salt, Old Bay seasoning, hot sauce, Dijon mustard, chopped parsley, lemon zest and lemon juice to the bowl with the eggs.
- 3Whisk until well combined.
- 4Pour the mixture over the lump crab meat.
- 5Add cream cheese, panko bread crumbs, and diced red bell pepper to the crab mixture.
- 6Mix all the ingredients until well combined.
- 7Transfer the crab filling into a Ziploc bag to create a piping bag.
- 8Pipe the crab filling into the manicotti shells.
- 9Wrap each filled manicotti shell with a strip of bacon.
- 10Place the bacon-wrapped shells on a baking sheet with a wire rack and refrigerate overnight (or for a minimum of 4 hours).
- 11Apply your favorite BBQ rub generously to each bacon-wrapped shell.
- 12Place the shells on the Weber Searwood Smoker and smoke at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately one hour.
- 13While the shells are smoking, prepare the Lemon Garlic Aioli: combine mayonnaise, minced garlic or garlic paste, lemon zest, lemon juice, paprika, Old Bay seasoning, avocado oil, chopped parsley, and water in a bowl.
- 14Whisk the aioli ingredients until smooth.
- 15After one hour of smoking, paint a lemon honey barbecue sauce over the shotgun shells and allow it to tack on for 15 minutes.
- 16Remove the shotgun shells from the smoker once they are golden brown and crispy.
- 17Serve the BBQ crab cake shotgun shells with a drizzle of lemon garlic aioli and chopped chives.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Lump Crab Meat
- 14 Manicotti Shells
- 14 strips Bacon
- 3 Eggs
- 0.5 cup Mayonnaise
- 2 tsp Salt
- 3 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp Hot Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 0.25 cup Chopped Parsley
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Lemon Zest
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 0.25 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- 4 Tbsp BBQ Rub
- 0.5 cup BBQ Sauce
- 0.5 cup Mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Paste
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Lemon Zest
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil
- 2 Tbsp Chopped Parsley
- 4 Tbsp Water
- 2 Tbsp Chopped Chives
Equipment
WhiskBowlZiplock bagBaking sheetWire rackWeber Searwood SmokerBasting brush
Tips
- Do not skip the overnight chilling step for the bacon-wrapped manicotti shells, as it softens the pasta.
- Add more water to the Lemon Garlic Aioli if a thinner consistency is desired.
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