Baked Crab Meat in Shells

Ingredients

• 1 lb. crab meat
• Va cup tomato sauce
• 14 cup chopped onion
• Vi tsp. salt
• Va cup butter or other fat, melted
• Dash pepper
• 2 tbsp. flour
• Va cup grated cheese
• V2 cup milk
• Vl cup soft bread crumbs

Method

1. 1

   Remove any shell or cartilage from crab meat.

2. 2

   Cook onion in butter until tender.

3. 3

   Blend in flour.

4. 4

   Add milk gradually and cook until thick, stirring constantly.

5. 5

   Add tomato sauce, seasonings, and crab meat.

6. 6

   Place in 6 well-greased, individual shells or 5-ounce custard cups.

7. 7

   Combine cheese and crumbs; sprinkle over top of each shell.

8. 8

   Bake in a moderate oven, 350° F., for 20 to 25 minutes or until brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Seafood cookery in North Carolina (1960) by North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Baked Crab meat in Shells 1 lb. crab meat Vi cup tomato sauce 14 cup chopped onion Vi tsp. salt Va cup butter or other fat. melted Dash pepper 2 tbsp. flour Va cup grated cheese V2 cup milk Vl cup soft bread crumbs

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