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hot crab bake

Ingredients For hot crab bake

  • 6 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 c
    milk
  • 7.5 oz
    crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
  • 2
    eggs, hard boiled and chopped
  • 1/2 c
    pimento, chopped
  • 1/2 c
    bread crumbs, dry
  • 1/4 c
    almonds, slivered

How To Make hot crab bake

  • 1
    In skillet, melt 4 tablespoons butter; blend in flour.
  • 2
    Add milk all at once; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
  • 3
    Stir in crab meat, chopped eggs, pimiento. 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; spoon mixture into 6 individual casserole dishes or baking shells.
  • 4
    Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter, toss with bread crumbs to combine; sprinkle crumbs atop crab mixture.
  • 5
    Top with slivered almonds; bake uncovered, at 350, for 20 to 25 minutes.

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