Aunt Lou'S Blue Crab Quiche
- 1/2 lb. blue crab meat (fresh is best)
- 1 (9-inch) deep dish pie shell
- 1/2 c. chopped green onion
- 1/2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms or 2 oz. canned, drained
- 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/4 c. half and half cream
- 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- dash of paprika
- 1 Tbsp. dry sherry
- Rinse and drain crab meat.
- Remove any shell pieces.
- Cook onion and mushrooms in butter until tender.
- Combine crab meat, onion, mushrooms, eggs, cream, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Bake pie shell in hot oven (450u0b0) for 7 minutes.
- Pour ingredients into pie shell.
- Sprinkle dash of paprika on top.
- Top with 1/4 cup Swiss cheese, grated.
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Let stand 10 minutes.
- Serves 6. Anna makes this at Christmas.
crab meat, dish pie shell, green onion, mushrooms, butter, eggs, cream, parsley, salt, pepper, paprika, sherry
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=759086 (may not work)