Alaska Dungeness Crab Newburg

The Alaska dungeness crab, cancer magister, is one of Alaska's fine quality seafood resources. One of the family of crustaceans, it is widely found throughout many of Alaska's icy waters. A versatile delicacy, succulent Alaska dungeness crab has a distinctive, almost sweet flavor and very tender, flaky white meat.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup  sliced mushrooms
• 1⁄4 cup  finely chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
• 3  tablespoons flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half or 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 2  egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1  cup  alaska  dungeness crabmeat, thawed if necessary
• 2  tablespoons dry sherry
• 1  dash cayenne pepper
•  salt
•  patty shells or   toast points
•  paprika

Directions

1. Saute mushrooms and onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Add half-and-half; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into yolks; return to hot mixture.
2. Stir in crab, sherry and cayenne; salt to taste. Cook and stir until crab is thoroughly heated. Serve in patty shells; sprinkle with paprika.