Deviled Crab

Recipe

• 1 pound special or claw crabmeat
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• ½ cup fine, soft bread crumbs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon dry mustard
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 egg, beaten
• ¼ cup fine, soft bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion until tender. Add 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Add cream, stirring constantly. Add cayenne, mustard, salt and Tabasco. Stir in egg. Gently fold in crabmeat. Place in 6 lightly greased shells or ramekins. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup crumbs and drizzle with 2 tablespoons melted butter. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.

Contributed by Joyce Taylor  From: Mariner’s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas