Phillips 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.

MARYLAND STYLE CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, egg, sugar, old bay, lemon juice and parsley together and blend well, this is your imperial sauce.
• Gently fold crabmeat into, imperial sauce, being careful not to break up crab meat.
• place portions in the baking dish of your choice, using ramekins or small casserole dishes
• Spinkle tops of crab imperial with old bay or paprika.
• Bake in 350-degree oven for 20-25 minutes (top will turn golden brown) or until a thermometer gets an internal reading of 165 degrees
• Allow to cool just a few minutes before serving, it will set and be more flavorful as it cools slightly.

" PHILLIPS CRAB HOUSE" CRAB IMPERIAL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients, except crab meat.
• Add crab meat and turn lightly so as not to break up the lumps.
• Put in a buttered 2 quart casserole or fill 8 buttered individual baking dishes (shells) and top with cracer crumbs.
• Cover with melted butter. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes until bubbly and brown.
• Note: If desired, top with grated cheese last 5 minutes of baking.

CRAB IMPERIAL RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients for Crab Imperial except crab meat and whip until smooth. Put crab meat into a separate mixing bowl and pour crab imperial sauce over crab meat. Gently blend all ingredients avoiding breaking lump crab meat apart. Place 4 oz into each ramekin and bake at 400 for 15 minutes. In a medium mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for imperial sauce aand whip until smooth. Top each ramekin with imperial sauce and a pinch of paprika. Place under broiler until golden brown.