Baked Crab Alaska

Crabmeat is stirred into a rich white sauce with sherry, egg yolks, sauteed mushrooms and pimiento, and spooned over toasted English muffin halves. That's topped with beaten egg whites, sprinkled with parmesan, and then baked.

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Ingredients:

• 1/4 c. butter or margarine  
• 1/3 c. flour  
• 1/4 c. mayonnaise  
• 1 3/4 c milk  
• 1/4 c. dry sherry  
• 6 egg yolks  
• 8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced and sauteed in butter  
• 3/4 lb. cooked crabmeat, broken into chunks
• 1 small jar chopped pimiento
• 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce  
• 4 English muffins, halved and toasted
• 6 egg whites  
• 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
• Paprika  
• Parmesan cheese  

Method

In double boiler, stir butter or margarine, flour and mayonnaise till smooth. Add milk and sherry; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add hot mixture slowly to well-beaten egg yolks and cook 2 minutes more. Stir in mushrooms and crab; add pimento and Worcestershire sauce. On baking sheet, spoon mixture over toasted English muffin halves. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until peaks form; spoon over crab mixture. Sprinkle with paprika and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees about 15 minutes until golden brown.

Notes:

Number of servings: 8

Submitted By: MargeSLP
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