Crabmeat Patties

Title:
Crabmeat Patties

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Creole,
Fish,
Seafood,
Crab




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Butter or margarine


     2    Celery ribs,chopped


     1 cn Mushrooms(5.5oz)


     1 ts Celery salt


   1/2 ts Cayenne pepper


     1 c  Cream


          Lemon juice


     1    Onion,chopped


     1 lb Crabmeat,lump,picked over


     1    Pimiento,chopped


   1/4 ts Mace


     1 c  Milk


     2    Egg yolks,well beaten


     1 c  Bread crumbs,buttered






 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.


 


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