Puffing Crab
Here in southern Maryland we eat a lot of crabs. This is an interesting way to use your leftover crab meat (we pick our own crab meat). I don't remember where I found it. You can also use canned pasteurized crab meat.
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DIRECTIONS
- Melt butter in sauce pan.
- Cook 5 minutes.
- Gradually sir in milk and bring to the boil.
- Cool mixture 5 minute.
- Fold in beaten yolks.
- Fold in mayonnaise.
- Add crab meat.
- Season to taste.
- Add cayenne.
- Fold in stiff beaten egg whites to crab mixture.
- Put into buttered casserole.
- Dust with paprika.
- Bake in 400°F oven until browned and puffed, approximately 20 minutes.