| Deviled Crab
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Baked crab in a white sauce topped with homemade breadcrumb topping. Serves 6
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| 1 lb
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Fresh crab meat, cleaned and flaked
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500 g
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| 1/2 tsp
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Salt
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2 mL
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| 1 tsp
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Paprika
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5 mL
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| 1/2 tsp
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Dry mustard
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2 mL
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Juice of 1/2 lemon
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| 1/4 tsp
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Tabasco
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1 mL
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| 1/8 tsp
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White pepper
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.5 mL
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| 1 tbsp
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Worcestershire sauce |
15 mL
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| 1
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Medium onion, finely chopped
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1
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| 1/2
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Green pepper, finely chopped
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1/2
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White Sauce
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| 1/4 cup |
Butter |
50 mL |
| 1/4 cup |
Flour |
50 mL |
| 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 cup |
Milk |
300 to 375 mL |
Topping
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| 1/4 cup |
Butter, melted |
50 mL |
| 1 cup |
Dry Bread crumbs, preferably home made |
250 mL |
Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C]
Combine all ingredients (except for the sauce ingredients, and topping).
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White Sauce
In the microwave, melt butter
in a 4-cup (1 L)
glass measure on High for 20 to 30 seconds. Stir in flour
then whisk in the milk. Cook on High for about 3-4 min. or until thickened,
stirring carefully after each minute.
Mix sauce into crab meat mixture. Pour into a greased casserole.. Mix together melted butter and bread crumbs and sprinkle over casserole. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour or until browned and bubbly. Serve in individual ramekins, crab shells or ceramic shell.
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