Alaska Crab Imperial

Ingredients

• 1 to 2 pounds crab meat
• 2 eggs
• 1 hard-cooked egg, mashed
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons minced green pepper, parboiled 5 minutes (1 minute in microwave)
• 3 slices soft stale bread, crumbled fine or 1 cup cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 3 tablespoons minced pimiento
• Chopped tomatoes (optional)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• Salt
• Pepper
• 2 tablespoons white wine
• 1/2 cup additional mayonnaise, thinned with a little milk or cream
• Paprika

Directions

Handle crab meat carefully; remove any bits of shell and save about 1/4 of it, the larger lumps, to decorate the top of the dish. Mix the rest with the raw and cooked eggs, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, and all the other ingredients except thinned mayonnaise and paprika. Blend well. Pile high in greased crab shells or small oven proof bowls. Flatten tops and add large lumps of crab. Pour thinned mayonnaise over each mound, letting it run down the sides. Sprinkle with paprika and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until browned.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Cooking Alaskan
Submitted By: Joy Bowers
joybow@mtaonline.net
Alaska Crab Imperial