Baked Crab In Shells
- 1 pound lump or flake crab meat, drained
- 1 small green pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup finely chopped celery
- 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 8 slices bread, toasted and crushed
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; mix well, and set aside.
- Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour and salt, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add 1 cup milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Remove sauce from heat.
- Spoon sauce into crab meat mixture, mixing well. Add toast crumbs, reserving 1/4 cup; mix well. Stir in mayonnaise.
- Fill 12 crab shells or 6-ounce custard cups with crab meat mixture; sprinkle reserved toast crumbs on top. Bake at 400u0b0 for 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
lump, green pepper, parsley, onion, celery, eggs, worcestershire sauce, butter, allpurpose, salt, milk, bread, mayonnaise
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/baked-crab-shells (may not work)