Moms 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.

MOM'S CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Carefully go over crabmeat for any shells being careful not to break up the lumps. Set aside.
• In a small pan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt, pepper,dry mustard, and Old Bay seasoning. Add milk to make your cream sauce base. Remove from heat and add mayonnaise the Worcestershire sauce.
• In a medium bowl, add the cream sauce along with the chopped green pepper and pimentos. Stir well. Carefully fold in the lump crabmeat.
• Grease a casserole dish and gently add the crab mixture. Optional is a buttered bread crumb topping.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 20 or 25 minutes depending on the oven. The top should be a light golden brown.

BEST CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Melt butter and add flour, salt, pepper and mustard over medium heat.
• Heat and stir until smooth and bubbly.
• Slowly add half and half and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and add green pepper and worchestershire.
• Fold in crabmeat and pour into 8" x 8" baking dish.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.