Chesapeake Bay Crab Casserole
Ingredients:
1 pound jumbo lump crab meat
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons melted fat or oil
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 drops Tabasco
dash pepper
dash cayenne pepper
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tablespoon melted fat or oil
1 cup dry bread crumbs
Directions:
Cook onion in fat until tender. Blend in flour. Add milk gradually and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Add lemon juice and seasonings.
Stir a little of the hot sauce into the egg and add it to remaining sauce, stirring constantly.
Add parsley and crab meat; blend well.
Place in six well-greased, individual shells or 5-ounce custard cups. Combine fat and crumbs; sprinkle over top of each shell. Bake in a moderate oven, 350 degrees, for 20 to 25 minutes or until brown.
Serves 6.
