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Crab Recipes

Herb Crab Creole

Recipe from: The Crab Place
Servings: 4 to 6

This recipe is credited to Bill Oransky of Richboro, Pa., and was the 2nd Place winner of the 1979 Crab Cooking Contest in Crisfield, Maryland.

½ cup butter or margarine
½ cup chopped green pepper
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 pound of jumbo lump crab meat
1 ½ cup tomatoes, drained
2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups herb-seasoned stuffing
4 Tablespoons of butter, melted
½ cup boiling water

In heavy saucepan, melt butter. Add green pepper and onion, then sauté until tender. Blend flour, mustard, milk, and cheese stirring constantly until cheese melts and sauce is thick. Stir in crab meat, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Pour into buttered 2-quart casserole dish. Combine stuffing, melted butter and water. Form into stuffing balls and place on top of crab meat mixture. Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

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