Minced Crabs

Ingredients

• finely chopped meat of three crabs
• one wine-glassful of white wine
• one of vinegar
• season to taste with salt
• pepper
• cayenne pepper
• two ounces of warmed butter
• mixed with one boned anchovy
• well beaten yolks of two eggs
• sufficient breadcrumbs to thicken properly

Method

1. 1

   Combine crab meat with wine, vinegar, salt, pepper, and cayenne.

2. 2

   Cook for ten minutes, add butter and anchovy, stir in egg yolks, and breadcrumbs to thicken.

3. 3

   Serve garnished with parsley.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook Book, by "Oscar" of the Waldorf (1896) by Oscar Tschirky, page 37. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Minced Crabs. Place the finely chopped meat of three crabs into a saucepan, pour over one wine- glassful of white wine and one of vinegar, and season to taste with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook over a moderate fire for about ten minutes, and add two SHELL-FISH. 95 ounces of warmed butter, mixed with one boned anchovy, and stir in the well beaten yolks of two eggs. Sprinkle in sufficient breadcrumbs to thicken properly

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