Holiday brunch for a crowd (or special breakfast for 2): Crab, shrimp, and asparagus folded into softly scrambled eggs.
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We are officially in Holiday mode, with a capital “H”. Festive parties, holiday brunches, and fun dinners are already penciled in the calendar. We even have a Gala in Tahoe this year – our first black-tie-ish dinner in forever. And Kevin, Suzanne, and five of our grandchildren are coming up to ski and snowboard in the New Year. We are lucky. We have so much to look forward to, and we’re excited about the memories we’ll be creating with family and friends over the next month and more.
But this is also a time of year my mind skips back to the Christmases of my youth, and family traditions I looked forward to. One of my favorites was a huge brunch my mom threw, usually just before Christmas. It started when I was in high school, with family friends, since all the kids were around the same age. Following graduation, my friends and I all struck out in a diaspora for new horizons that beckoned, and Christmas was the only time we hit the pause button to head back home. In those college years, mom’s brunches were a time to bring everyone back to the same table again, filled with stories of new lives being created.
She always had a full menu, but the star of mom’s brunches were her Seafood Eggs dish --- one of the few recipes I left home with when I moved to Boston for my first grownup job (aka not waitressing at the Mall, or cashiering at a local fast-food joint). The 3” X 5” blue-lined card is pretty stained now but packs the same home-run power it had 30-something years ago.
Holiday Crab & Shrimp Scramble
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 medium shrimp peeled, deveined
- ½ cup fresh crabmeat all shells removed
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter divided
- 12 skinny asparagus spears sliced into 1" pieces
- 4 scallions sliced into ¼" pieces, white and green parts
- 2 tablespoon white wine
- 10 large eggs
- ⅓ cup 2% milk
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup grated Gruyere cheese
- 2 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly salt and pepper the shrimp and sauté 2 - 3 minutes per side. The shrimp should be loosely curled. Coarsely chop and mix with the crabmeat in a medium bowl.
- Wipe out the skillet and melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add the asparagus and scallions and sauté for 10 minutes, or until softened. Add the wine and continue to cook until the wine has largely evaporated. Add the vegetables to the bowl of seafood.
- Whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Melt the remaining butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and add the eggs. When they reach a soft scramble stage, fold in the seafood-vegetable mixture, and cheeses. Continue to cook for another couple of minutes, or until they reach the degree of firmness you prefer. The eggs should be a little creamy from the milk and cheeses.
- Serve warm.
Marion@Life Tastes Good
This has so many of my favorite things in it! I know this will be a big hit with my fam, so I'm definitely going to add it to the menu this holiday. A beautiful dish full of beautiful memories!!
Liz
Oh, my. I've never had seafood eggs, but yours look irresistible, Susan! Perfect for the holidays!!!
Renee
I love crab so much and never thought to put it in eggs. Marvelous way to start a day!
Nikki @ Nik Snacks
Oh, Susan! Your holiday this year sounds so idyllic AND fun!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen
Sounds like you're going to have the perfect holiday season with black-tie galas and snowboarding with the grandkids. How fun!!! I've never tried seafood with eggs before but now I'm so intrigued that I HAVE to try your recipe. It looks amazing! Truly! Pinning right away and making it ASAP.
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers
What a fabulous idea! I love it!
Michele Feuerborn
What a great idea! You are making me hungry this morning!
Marlene @Nosh My Way
Now this is what I call a special breakfast. And even better if you have to eat it twice.
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious
What an elegant brunch dish! My fam would adore this.
Betsy @ Desserts Required
What wonderful brunch memories you have and how fortunate we are that you have your beautifully stained recipe card!!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips
What a truly elegant brunch dish!
Choc Chip Uru
Wow your shrimp looks so classy and delicious 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
This is a perfect holiday brunch dish!!
Family Foodie
Seafood and Eggs - you have combined two of my absolute favorites into this delish dish. I am blown away!
Cindys Recipes and Writings
Seafood and eggs make a great combination.
cheri
Hi Susan, you certainly can't go wrong with crab and shrimp. I love everything about this dish. Happy Holidays!
Mary @ Fit and Fed
So many memories in those old recipe index cards, I will always keep the ones from my grandmother! I'm glad you've carried on your mom's recipe. It looks like a winner with the special holiday-worthy ingredients like crab, shrimp, and asparagus. And yet it also looks easy: it's not crepes, or even omelettes, just scrambled eggs. It could be a tradition without being too much trouble.
Adriana Martin
What an scrumptious recipe great for the holidays festivities I must try!
Alida
What a beautiful and sophisticated dish for holiday brunch!!
Oui, Chef
Love the idea of the sweet crab meat with the eggs, gotta give this one a try!
David
I am seeking a soft egg dish to serve on large oyster half shells on the beach for when my friend comes to visit me. Any awesome ideas would be greatly appreciated
Allyssa
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing crab shrimp scramble sundaysupper recipe! Will surely have this again! It's really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
Healing Tomato
This looks so fancy and gourmet, but, so easy to make. I love the combination of flavors in this scramble.
Jenny
That's a very nice breakfast recipe. I never even thought of this combination, it will be great for Christmas morning!
Megan Ellam
Wow this looks incredible! Thanks for the delicious inspiration!
Aya
Wow! This took my morning scrambled egg to a whole new level. It was easy to make and absolutely delicious. I will definitely be making it more often.
Erin
We made these for breakfast yesterday and they were just perfect! A fantastic change from the usual. Thanks so much!
Alex
I loved the Gruyere + Parmesan mix in this! Sooo good. My whole family thought that this scramble was excellent.
Chandice
I love that this recipe gets me out of my everyday rut. So delicious and surprisingly easy to make too!
Cathleen
I am thinking of making this on New Years morning! Definitely a keeper, bookmarked to make over and over 😉 Thanks for the recipe!