Shelly's Recipe

CRAB MEAT DEWEY

Category: Seafood

3 Tbsp butter or margarine
3 Tbsp flour
2 cups hot milk
salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
1 small green pepper, parboiled and cut in 1/4 -- inch dice
1 pimiento, canned, cut into 1/4 inch dice
1 1/4 pounds crab meat, canned or fresh, well drained -- and picked over
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 cup bread crumbs

Preheated oven 350 degrees. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the flour and stir until smooth. Gradually stir in the hot milk. Cook and stir until the mixture is thickened, or to the consistency of a medium cream sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Gently fold in the green pepper, pimiento and crab meat. Spoon into individual ramekins. Mix cheddar cheese with the bread crumbs and sprinkle over the ramekins. Bake in a for 15 minutes or until bubbly and the cheese melts. Makes 4 to 6 entrees or 8 appetizer servings.