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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Deviled Crab
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by:
Rama A. Steen
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Deviled Crab Recipe creates a delicate yet robust appetizer or main dish using crab meat, butter, flour, milk, mayonnaise, lemon juice, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, onion, horseradish, hot pepper sauce, nutmeg, bread crumbs and paprika.
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INGREDIENTS
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1 pound blue crab meat, fresh,
frozen or pasteurized
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6 tablespoons butter or margarine,
melted
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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 cup milk
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1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 tablespoon chopped parsley
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2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
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2 teaspoons grated onion
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2 teaspoons cream-style prepared
horseradish
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1/2 teaspoon liquid hot pepper sauce
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
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1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
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1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine
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1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
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Paprika
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Thaw crab meat if frozen. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove any remaining shell or
cartilage.
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2:
Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a l-quart saucepan; blend in flour. Gradually
add milk and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add mayonnaise, lemon juice,
parsley, Worcestershire sauce, onion, horseradish, liquid hot pepper sauce, salt, pepper
and nutmeg; blend well.
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3:
Combine sauce and crab meat. Spoon mixture in 6 well greased
ramekins or shells. Combine 1 tablespoon butter and bread crumbs; sprinkle
over top of crab meat. Sprinkle with paprika.
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4:
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes
or until golden brown.
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