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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