Crab Dip, Hot

By Tbird

Ingredients

• 8 T butter
• 8 T flour
• 3 c milk
• 1/4 c butter
• 1 small chopped onion
• 1/2 chopped bell pepper
• 2-3 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 lg can sliced mushrooms
• 1 lb. crab meat
• Tabasco, to taste
• Salt & pepper, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in saucepan; blend in flour Add milk slowly, stirring until the sauce is smooth and thick. Add more milk if necessary. In 1/4 c butter, saute onion bell pepper & celery until soft. Add to the cream sauce. When ready to serve, add the mushrooms and crab meat. Season to taste. Can be served in hollowed out bread.