Crabmeat Patties Recipe

Serves 6

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 lb crabmeat lump, picked over
  • 1 can mushrooms (5.5oz)
  • 1 pimiento, chopped
  • 1 tsp celery salt
  • 1/4 tsp mace
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup cream
  • 2 egg yolks, well beaten
  • Lemon juice
  • 1 cup bread crumbs, buttered

    • Instructions:

    1. Melt butter in saucepan with onion and celery; cook until vegetables are golden.
    2. Add crabmeat, mushrooms, pimiento and seasonings; stir in milk and cream and cook slowly 15 minutes.
    3. Add beaten egg yolks, a small amount at a time; cook 10 minutes longer, stirring.
    4. Spoon hot mixture into four to six buttered ramekins or shells; sprinkle with lemon juice and cover with buttered bread crumbs.
    5. Bake in preheated 450'F oven a few minutes to brown crumbs.