Creamed Seafood Topping

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 stick butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 cups homemade or store-bought bread crumbs
• 1 pound fresh crabmeat
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Add 1 tablespoon oil into large saucepan.
2. Saute the onion and green pepper until tender.
3. Over low heat in a medium saucepan, add butter and flour.
4. Stir together.
5. Slowly add half and half while whisking, about 2 minutes.
6. Add ketchup, mustard and bread crumbs.
7. Mix to combine.
8. Allow to simmer for a few minutes.
9. Add crabmeat and lemon juice.
10. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

vegetable oil, yellow onion, green bell pepper, butter, allpurpose, ketchup, mustard, bread crumbs, fresh crabmeat, lemon, salt

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/creamed-seafood-topping-recipe.html (may not work)