Deviled Crab

Jun 22 2022

This deviled crab recipe is a great appetizer or entree. Crab meat is mixed with lots of seasonings, topped with buttered breadcrumbs, and baked.

Ingredients

¾
cup mayonnaise
2
tablespoons minced onion
2
tablespoons minced green pepper
2
teaspoons minced parsley
1 ½
teaspoons dry mustard
2
teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Dash Tabasco
¼
teaspoon cayenne
2
teaspoons lemon juice
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
1
pound fresh or pasteurized crabmeat (either select or lump grades, picked over to remove all bits of shell)
3
to 4 tablespoons butter
1
cup fine fresh breadcrumbs
Parsley sprigs
Lemon wedges

Step 1
Gather the ingredients.
Step 2
Put the mayonnaise in a bowl and whisk in the onions, green peppers, parsley, dry mustard , Worcestershire sauce , Tabasco, cayenne, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Cover the bowl and put aside for about 15 minutes so for the flavors can marry.
Step 3
Gently fold in the crab.
Step 4
Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a small skillet and add the breadcrumbs. Cook over low heat until just golden, adding a little more melted butter if it seems too dry. Scrape into a bowl and let cool.
Step 5
Preheat the oven to 425 F. Arrange the natural or ceramic crab shells or ramekins on a baking sheet.
Step 6
Divide the crab mixture among the containers, mounding it a bit in the center so that each serving looks generous.
Step 7
Divide the buttery breadcrumbs evenly over each serving.
Step 8
Place the baking sheet on the top rack of the oven and bake until bubbly and lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 9
Serve hot with parsley sprigs and lemon wedges.
Step 10
Enjoy. Source: by Bruce Beck (E. P. Dutton). Reprinted with permission.