Crab Flan

• 1 (8 ounce) pastry dough, case
• 8 ounces cooked crabmeat
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped chives
• 1 ounce butter
• 2 tablespoons white rum
• 2 egg yolks
• salt & pepper
• grated nutmeg
• WHITE SAUCE (use 3/4 cup)
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 ounce flour
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• salt & pepper

1. Combine crabmeat, parsley, & chives.
2. Heat butter in saucepan and cook crab mix for 5 minutes.
3. Sprinkle in the rum.
4. Pack into pastry case.
5. Beat egg yolks with sauce, season with S& P.
6. Pour over the filling.
7. Bake in moderately hot oven (375u0b0/gas mark 5) for 25 minutes.
8. Sprinkle with nutmeg before serving.
9. WHITE SAUCE:
10. Melt butter in saucepan, stir in flour to a smooth paste, cook for 1 minute.
11. Remove from heat & slowly add milk, stirring all the time.
12. Bring to the boil, stirring continuously & boil for 2 minutes.
13. Season to taste.
14. Variations: the following may be added to the basic white sauce.
15. 2 finely chopped hard boiled eggs.
16. 3 oz grated cheese & 2 egg yolks.
17. 1 Tblsp chopped chives, tarragon, parsley.

pastry, crabmeat, parsley, chives, butter, white rum, egg yolks, salt, nutmeg, white sauce, butter, flour, milk, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crab-flan-242314 (may not work)