Deviled crab

Deviled crab

Ingredients/Components

• milk - 3/4 c
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• flour - 2 Tbsp
• butter - 1 Tbsp
• lemon juice - 1 Tbsp
• egg, beaten - 1 item
• dry mustard - 1/2 tsp
• Worcestershire sauce - 1 tsp
• chopped onion - 2 Tbsp
• sage - 1/2 tsp
• dash of pepper - 1 item
• chopped parsley - 1 Tbsp
• dry bread crumbs - 1/4 c
• crab meat - 1 lb
• dash of ground red pepper - 1 item

How to make deviled crab:

Put 3 tablespoons butter in pan and lightly saute onions. (Before, rinse crab meat in cold water and remove ligaments if any.) Stir flour in butter mixture; add milk gradually and cook mixture until it thickens. Add slightly beaten egg yolk and crab meat, then season with Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, sage, pepper and red pepper. Cook 3 minutes, then stir in parsley and lemon juice. Fill crab shells with the mixture, then sprinkle with buttered bread crumbs. Bake in an oven at 350° for 20 minutes.

Recipe categories: Seafood, Shellfish, Crab.