Any recipes for easy crab imperial AND that lemony topping?

Crab Imperial





I got this recipe from a friend several years ago, and it has been a lifesaver whenever I have needed an easy but elegant entree. Please to note it's not full of stuff that takes away from the taste of the crab like so many others!! Keep it simple!!





1 tablespoon margarine or butter


1 tablespoon flour


1/2 cup milk


1 teaspoon minced onions


1 1/2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce


2 slices white bread, cubed and crusts removed


1/2 cup mayonnaise


1 tablespoon lemon juice


1/2 teaspoon salt


3-5 dashes pepper


2 tablespoons margarine or butter


1 lb crabmeat





4 servings





30 minutes 20 mins prep





Melt margarine or butter, mix in flour.


Slowly add milk, stirring constantly.


Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to boil and thickens.


Add onions, worcestershire sauce and bread cubes and let cool.


Stir mayonnaise, lemon juice and salt and pepper carefully into the cooled mixture.


In a separate pan, heat 2 T. butter until lightly brown.


Add crabmeat very carefully and very carefully combine with sauce mixture.


Put into shells, sprinkle with paprika and bake at 450 degrees until lightly brown on top, about 10 minutes.





Hope you enjoy this as much as I do!!!!

Any recipes for easy crab imperial AND that lemony topping?
Cobb Island Crab Imperial





1 pound backfin crab meat


1 tablespoon butter


1 tablespoon flour


1/2 cup milk


1 teaspoon minced onion


1-1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce


2 slices white bread, cubed (crusts removed)


1/2 cup mayonnaise


1 tablespoon lemon juice


1/2 teaspoon salt


few dashed pepper


2 tablespoons butter


paprika, to sprinkle





In medium pan, melt 1 tablespoon butter, mix in flour. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly, to keep mixture smooth and free from lumps. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Mix in onions, Worcestershire sauce and bread crumbs. Cool.





Fold in mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper.





In another pan, heat 2 tablespoons butter until lightly browned. Add crab meat and toss lightly. Combine with sauce mixture. Put mixture into individual shells or ramekins. Sprinkle paprika over top. Bake at 450 degrees until hot and bubbly and lightly browned on top, 10 to 15 minutes.





Serves 4 to 6.
Reply:Truth be told, I read the first recipe submitted to you and I vote for that one! Thanks!





Meanwhile, since I did find a recipe, I'll give it to you anyway.





CRAB IMPERIAL








Ingredients:


1 quart crabmeat lumps


1/2 teaspoon black pepper


dash red pepper


1 teaspoon dry mustard


1 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon chopped parsley


1/2 cup butter


2 large Tbsp. flour


1 1/2 cup cream


2 eggs (slightly beaten)


clean crab shells


bread crumbs


dots of butter





Directions:





Mix crabmeat with pepper, mustard, salt and parsley. Melt butter in top of double-boiler and blend in flour. Gradually stir in cream and beaten eggs. Cook sauce over hot water, stirring until smooth and thickened.





Do not allow to boil. Pour sauce over seasoned crabmeat; mix, keeping lumps whole, and put in crab shells. Spread with crumbs, dot with butter, and place under broiler to brown slightly. Serve when heated. Do not overcook

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