Deviled Crab

13 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup milk or light cream
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 hard-cooked egg yolks, minced
  • 1 pound lump crab meat, picked over to remove bits of shell and cartilage
  • 2 tablespoons fine bread crumbs

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large heavy skillet, melt the butter over low heat.
  2. 2
    Stir in the flour, mustard, salt and cayenne and cook until the mixture is smooth and bubbling, about five minutes.
  3. 3
    Whisk the raw egg yolk into the milk and add to the roux.
  4. 4
    Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and smooth.
  5. 5
    Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, parsley, lemon juice and hard-cooked egg yolks.
  6. 6
    Gently fold in the crab meat.
  7. 7
    Remove from heat.
  8. 8
    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  9. 9
    Spoon the mixture into small ramekins and sprinkle with the bread crumbs.
  10. 10
    Bake until the tops brown, about 10 minutes.

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