Crab Imperial

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb backfin jumbo lump crab meat
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise (do not use low-fat)
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons chopped green peppers, sauteed
• 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento, drained
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (do not use low-fat)
• 1/8 teaspoon old bay seasoning

Recipe

• 1 gently go through the lump crab meat for any shell fragments. set crab meat aside.
• 2 mix mayonnaise, worcestershire sauce, salt and egg together until well blended.
• 3 fold in the sauteed peppers and drained pimentos.
• 4 very carefully, fold in the crab meat lumps until coated with mayonnaise mixture.
• 5 place in buttered casserole dish.
• 6 casserole topping:.
• 7 in small bowl, mix together the egg yolk and the mayonnaise.
• 8 now spoon on top of the casserole filled with crab mixture.
• 9 sprinkle the old bay seasoning on top.
• 10 bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until browned. may serve with lemon wedges.