Summer Crab Mold

Name: Summer Crab Mold
Ingredients: 1/4 c. butter; 1/4 c. all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 c. milk; 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese; 1 envelope unflavored gelatin; 3 Tbsp. water; 3/4 c. mayonnaise; 2/3 c. chopped celery; 1 small onion, grated; 1 c. canned or frozen crab meat, chopped and cleaned; salt to taste; hot pepper sauce to taste; sesame seed crackers

13 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/4 c. milk
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
3 Tbsp. water
3/4 c. mayonnaise
2/3 c. chopped celery
1 small onion, grated
1 c. canned or frozen crab meat, chopped and cleaned
salt to taste
hot pepper sauce to taste
sesame seed crackers

Directions

1

Melt butter in saucepan; whisk in flour.
2

Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
3

Gradually whisk in milk to make white sauce.
4

When thickened, stir in cream cheese.
5

Soften gelatin in water and add to hot mixture; stir to dissolve gelatin.
6

Remove mixture from heat.
7

Stir in mayonnaise, celery, crab and onion. Add salt and hot pepper sauce to taste.
8

Rinse 4 to 5-cup mold with cold water.
9

Fill mold with crab mixture.
10

Chill until firm. Unmold and serve with crackers.