Crabmeat Imperial
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: The Pines, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Serves 4 peopleCategories: Main Dish, Seafood
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- fine dry breadcrumb
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- lemon wedge, seeded
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375°.
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Put the crabmeat in a big bowl; add in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, worcestershire, and salt/pepper.
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Mix everything together gently using your hands, lifting the crabmeat up and down in the air.
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Divide equal handfuls of the mixture among four ovenproof seafood shells and sprinkle the top of each with a few bread crumbs.
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Drizzle a little butter over the top; put shells on a baking sheet.
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Bake 15-20 minutes, until just lightly browned and crusty on top but not at all burned.
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Serve with lemon wedges.