Stuffed crab

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupButter
¾cupChopped ;onion
½cupChopped green onion
1Hard-cooked egg; mashed
2cupsCrabmeat
½cupHalf-and-half
¼cupMinced fresh parsley
3Cloves garlic; minced
½teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonFreshly gground pepper
Hot pepper sauce
½cupSeasoned breadcrumbs
2tablespoonsSherry
4teaspoonsFresh lemon juice
Butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 400*F. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook until soft. remove from heat and add egg, crab,halfand half, parsley, garlic,salt pepper, pepper sauce and half the breadcrumbs and stir well. Return to heat and cook for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Sherry. Stuff into 4 crab shells or divide among ramekins). Adjust seasoning. Sprinkle with remaining breadcrumbs and lemon juice. Top each with a pat of butter. Bake until tops are golden brown.

Serve hot or cold. Makes 4 servings.

Recipe by: Cooking with Bon Appetit Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Alice Poe <afpoe@...> on Apr 15, 1998