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Crabmeat Supreme

Type: Shellfish
Serves: 16 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup 62g / 2.2ozChopped onion
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozChopped green pepper
1 cup 110g / 3.9ozChopped celery
1 lb 454g / 16ozButter
2 lbs 908g / 32ozLump crabmeat
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozChopped parsley
4 teaspoons 20mlSalt - divided
1 teaspoon 5mlTabasco
2   Lemons - juice of
1   Pimento - drained and (2oz)
  Chopped
1   Mushrooms drained - (16oz)
1 cup 237mlSherry
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozFlour
1 teaspoon 5mlPepper
4 cups 948mlMilk
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozCracker crumbs

Recipe Instructions

Cook onion, pepper and celery in half of the butter; do not brown. Remove from the heat and combine with crab, parsley, 2 teaspoons salt, Tabasco, lemon juice, pimentos, mushrooms, and sherry.

Combine flour, remaining salt, and pepper in double boiler. Slowly stir in milk and cook until mixture is smooth, stirring. Remove from heat and stir in butter until melted. Combine with crab mixture.

Pour into casserole and sprinkle with crumbs. Bake in a preheated 325F oven for 20 minutes.

NOTES:

May be assembled ahead of time and chilled. This recipe is easily doubled.

Women's Circle May/June 92

Source:
Judy Boggess

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