Oregon Hot Crab and Cheddar Sandwich
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon dry mustard
- cayenne pepper, a pinch
- 34 cup whole milk
- 14 cup half-and-half
- 12 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 6 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated (1 1/2 c.)
- salt
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 14 teaspoon dry mustard
- 12 ounces cooked crabmeat, picked over
- 4 large slice sourdough bread, crusts trimmed, toasted
- 1 12 tablespoons minced green olives (optional)
- Warm the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
- When melted, sprinkle in the flour, dry mustard, and cayenne; whisk to combine.
- Pour in the milk, half-and-half, and Worcestershire sauce in a slow, steady stream, continuing to whisk as the mixture thickens.
- Bring to a simmer, decrease heat to low, and continue cooking for about 3 minutes to eliminate the flour's pasty taste.
- Stir in the cheese, mixing until melted evenly, and salt to taste.
- Remove the sauce immediately from the heat and keep warm.
- In a bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard.
- Gently combine the crab with the mayonnaise mixture.
- Heat the broiler.
- Arrange the bread slices on 4 heatproof plates.
- Spoon the crab mixture equally over the toast.
- Ladle the cheese sauce over the crab, letting some of it pool around the edges of the plate.
- Scatter olives over the cheese sauce if you wish.
- Place the plates under the broiler, in batches if necessary, and heat for 1-2 minutes, until the sandwiches are heated through and the cheese is bubbly.
- Serve the open-face sandwiches immediately.
unsalted butter, flour, mustard, cayenne pepper, milk, worcestershire sauce, cheddar cheese, salt, mayonnaise, worcestershire sauce, mustard, crabmeat, bread, green olives
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oregon-hot-crab-and-cheddar-sandwich-500587 (may not work)