Crab Butter

Dewey Destin Seafood & Restaurant, Destin FL

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1  lb unsalted butter, softened
• 1  tablespoon  minced fresh garlic
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2  teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1  teaspoon black pepper
•  cayenne pepper, a dash (to taste)
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon onion powder
• 1  tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1  lb  cooked blue-crab claw  meat
• 2  tablespoons dried basil
• 2  tablespoons dried thyme
• 1  bay leaf

Directions

1. In a skillet, melt the butter.
2. Add the garlic, cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, onion powder, and mustard.
3. Stir the mixture until smooth.
4. Remove any excess shells from the crabmeat.
5. Be sure the crabmeat is warm, and then add it to the cream cheese mixture.
6. Add the basil, thyme, and bay leaf, and stir until smooth.
7. Remove bay leaf before serving.
8. Serve with sliced French bread or crackers of your choice.