Deviled Crab

By á-1399

Cindy's recipe who copied Helen's

Ingredients

• 1/2 c finely chopped onion (1 medium)
• 1/4 c finely chopped green pepper
• 3 T butter
• 3 T flour
• 1 1/2 half and half
• 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• dash of cayenne
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 t worchestershire sauce
• 1 T prepared mustard
• 1 T finely chopped chives
• 2 cans (7 3/4 oz)drained, boned, flaked crab meat
• 1 c soft bread crumbs
• 2 T melted butter

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375, saute onion and green pepper in 3 T butter/ Add flour, mix until smooth. Stir in half and half gradually, cook over medium heat, stir constantly until sauce thickens. Stir a small amount of the hot sauce into egg yolks, add to remaining sauce in pan. Heat 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add salt, Worchestshire sauce, mustard, chives-mix well. Stir in crab meat. Spoon mixture in 1 qt casserole. Combine bread crumbs, butter, sprinkle on crab mixture. Bake 20-25 minutes or until crumbs are brown.