CRAB IMPERIAL

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This recipe can be used as either a main dish or as an hors d'oeuve with toast points, or spoon into the shell. You can't beat Cape Cod for all the wonderful recipes from the sea ! This is another treasured one with a nice cream sauce ! Can almost smell that salt water!

Provided by Carol Junkins

Categories Seafood

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 lb crabmeat, picked over
1 Tbsp chopped green pepper
1 Tbsp chopped pimento
1 Tbsp butter
CREAM SAUCE:
4 Tbsp butter
5 Tbsp flour
1 c milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
white pepper to taste
1/2 c mayonnaise

Steps:

1. Make cream sauce; whisk in egg yolk and seasoning. Carefully fold in crabmeat. Heat through. Serve in chafing dish for hors d'oeuvre with toast points or spoon into shells, spread with mayonnaise, bake in 375 degree oven, 30-35 minutes for main dish .
2. This recipe came from "Flavors of Cape Cod" cookbook from East Sandwich, Cape Cod, Mass.

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