Crab Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 lb. crab meat
• Parsley
• Lettuce
• Cocktail sauce

Method

1. 1

   Remove any shell or cartilage from crab meat, being careful not to break the meat into small pieces.

2. 2

   Arrange lettuce in 6 cocktail glasses.

3. 3

   Place crab meat on top; cover with cocktail sauce.

4. 4

   Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges.

5. 5

   Serves 6.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Seafood cookery in North Carolina (1960) by North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development, page 7. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Crab Cocktail 1 lb. crob meot Parsley Lettuce Lemon wedges Cocktoil sauce Remove any shell or cartilage from crab meat, being careful not to break the meat into small pieces. Arrange lettuce in 6 cocktail glasses. Place crab meat on top; cover vi^ith cocktail sauce. Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges. Serves 6. Cocktail Sauce Va cup catsup Vz tsp. salt Va cup lemon juice 6 drops tabasco 3 tbsp. chopped celery Dash cayenne pepper Combine all ingredients and chill. Serves 6. Sea Ranch Crab Bisque This bisque is a speciality of the Sea Ranch Hotel and Beach Club at Kitty Hawk. Mrs. Alice Sykes contributed this recipe. V2 lb. butter Va tsp. mace 2 tbsp. flour Va tsp. nutmeg 2 cups milk 1 lb. fresh back fin crab meat 1 tsp. salt 3 cups thin coffee cream Va tsp. red pepper Melt butter in top of double boiler. Add flour and blend. Add milk and cook, stirring until thickened. Add seasonings and crab. When ready to serve, add cream and heat. Place one bouillon spoon of sherry in bouillon cup, add bisque, and serve. 20 Spaghetti with Crab sauce 1 lb, crab meat '/l cup chopped onion '/2 cup chopped celery 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 tbsp. chopped parsley ''4 cup butter or other fat, inelted 1 cup (8 ounces) tomoto souce ','4 tsp. salt Vl tsp. paprika Dash pepper 3 cups cooked spaghetti Grated pormeson cheese Remove any shell or cartilage from crab meat. Cook onion, celery, garlic and parsley in butter until tender. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and seasonings. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add crab meat ; heat. Serve over spaghetti. Garnish with cheese sprinkled over the top. Serves 6. Crab Potato Cakes 1 lb. crob meat V2 tsp. sal? 1 cup mashed potatoes Dash pepper 1 egg, beaten Dash onion 3olt Remove any shell or cartilage from crab meat. Combine all ingredients. Shape into 12 cakes. Place cakes in a heavy frying pan which contains about % inch of fat, hot but not smoking. Fry at moderate heat. When cakes are brown on one side, turn carefully and brown the other side. Cooking time approximately 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on absorbent paper. Serves 6. Crab Ravigote 1 lb. crab meat

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