Crab a la King

Ingredients

• 1 pound can crab meat
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pint hot cream or rich milk
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon diced red peppers
• 1/2 tablespoon diced green peppers
• Few grains cayenne

Method

1. 1

   Melt the butter, add the peppers and onion if desired.

2. 2

   Cook until tender, then add the flour and seasonings, gradually adding the milk.

3. 3

   Flake the crab meat and stir carefully into the hot sauce, arrange on toast, garnish with parsley.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delta Gamma cook book (1922), page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Crab a la King 1 pound can crab meat 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 pint hot cream or rich milk Few grains cayenne 3/2 bay leaf Buttered toast 1 tablespoon diced red peppers }/2 tablespoon diced green peppers

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