Gourmet's Deviled Crab

Submitted by Vicki Kaye

"From Gourmet, 2008."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 dish
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup onion, finely chopped
• 3⁄4 cup butter, unsalted
• 3 slices white bread, 1/2-inch-thick, good quality, crusts discarded
• 1 lb lump crabmeat, jumbo, picked over
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne

directions

1. Have 6 (5-oz shallow ramekins.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in middle.
3. Cook onion in butter in a small heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
4. Tear bread into very small pieces, then spread in 1 layer in a shallow dish or pie plate. Pour onion and butter mixture over torn bread and let stand 15 minutes.
5. Add crab, egg, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and gently toss.
6. Divide mixture among ramekins and bake until crab is just starting to brown 20 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.