3/4 cup sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
OR
1 1/2 cups milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
5 ounces Alaska dungeness crab meat (about 1 cup), thawed if necessary
1 tablespoon dry sherry
Dash cayenne pepper
Salt
Patty shells or toast points
Paprika
Servings: 4
1. Microwave method: Microcook mushrooms, onions and butter in 2 quart microwave safe bowl at high 2-1/2 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in flour, then half-and-half. Microcook, covered, at medium 6 minutes or until sauce is thickened and bubbly; stir occasionally. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into yolks; return to hot mixture. Stir in crab, sherry and cayenne; salt to taste. Microcook at medium 2 to 3 minutes or until crab is thoroughly heated. Serve in patty shells; sprinkle with paprika.
2. Stove-top method: Sauté mushrooms and onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Add half-and-half; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into yolks; return to hot mixture. Stir in crab, sherry and cayenne; salt to taste. Cook and stir until crab is thoroughly heated. Serve in patty shells; sprinkle with paprika.
Servings: 4
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
OR
1 1/2 cups milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
5 ounces Alaska dungeness crab meat (about 1 cup), thawed if necessary
1 tablespoon dry sherry
Dash cayenne pepper
Salt
Patty shells or toast points
Paprika
Servings: 4
1. Microwave method: Microcook mushrooms, onions and butter in 2 quart microwave safe bowl at high 2-1/2 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in flour, then half-and-half. Microcook, covered, at medium 6 minutes or until sauce is thickened and bubbly; stir occasionally. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into yolks; return to hot mixture. Stir in crab, sherry and cayenne; salt to taste. Microcook at medium 2 to 3 minutes or until crab is thoroughly heated. Serve in patty shells; sprinkle with paprika.
2. Stove-top method: Sauté mushrooms and onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Add half-and-half; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into yolks; return to hot mixture. Stir in crab, sherry and cayenne; salt to taste. Cook and stir until crab is thoroughly heated. Serve in patty shells; sprinkle with paprika.
Servings: 4
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