Layered Crab Imperial Recipes

TRADITIONAL MARYLAND CRAB IMPERIAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Add butter, flour, and milk to a sauce pan and heat over medium heat, while stirring, until it's well blended and thickens. Allow to cool slightly.
• Transfer your white sauce to a large bowl and mix in the crab meat, beaten egg, pimiento, mayonnaise, dry mustard, salt & pepper.
• Place mixture into 4 crab shells, scallop shells, or individual baking dishes.
• Sprinkle equal amounts of bread crumbs, Old Bay Seasoning, & thin slices of butter to cover the tops of each serving.
• Bake in 350 degree fahrenheit oven for approximately 15 minutes. Then turn your oven on broil for 3 to 4 minutes, while keeping a close eye on them, to brown the tops.

CRAB IMPERIAL II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine crab meat, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay Seasoning, salt, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, and beaten egg.. Mix thoroughly.
• In an 8" pie dish, spread mixture and lightly coat the entire dish with bread crumbs. Then sprinkle the top with paprika. Dot the dish with the butter.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.

CRAB IMPERIAL I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine the crabmeat, bell pepper, pimento, mayonnaise, egg, Worcestershire sauce, salt, mustard powder and red pepper sauce. Mix well and spoon into a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.