Deviled Crab
- 1 lb crabmeat
- 4 slices of day-old bread, soaked in water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 stalk celery, de-stringed and finely minced
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (or, to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper (or, to taste)
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon freshly minced parsley
- 1 lemon, sliced in wedges
- Combine lump crab meat (imitation crab meat may also be used) with bread, mixing well.
- Mix butter, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce with two whole eggs and beat lightly until mixed.
- Combine egg mixture with crab mixture, mixing well.
- Butter a pyrex or glass baking dish and spread mixture in dish evenly. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley and optionally, buttered bread crumbs.
- Cooks Note: This is often served in restaurants in individual ramekins, topped with buttered breadcrumbs. A restaurant trick for kicking up the flavor is to add 1 teaspoon crab or lobster soup base to the butter before mixing. If soup base is used, reduce or omit salt.
- Bake at 350Au0b0F for 30 minutes.
- Serve with lemon wedges.
crabmeat, bread, butter, celery, salt, pepper, worcestershire sauce, eggs, paprika, parsley, lemon
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/deviled-crab-58392053 (may not work)