Kumama's Imperial Crab

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb backfin crabmeat-maryland blue crab meat
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons chopped pimiento
• 2 teaspoons capers, whole
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 drops liquid hot pepper sauce
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
• paprika (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 remove all cartilage from crabmeat. place crabmeat in a large bowl.
• 2 mix mayonnaise, pimento, capers, worcestershire sauce, salt and liquid hot pepper sauce together and blend well. pour over crabmeat and toss lightly.
• 3 divide crabmeat between four 4 aluminum or ceramic scallop shaped baking shells
• 4 mix cheese with mayonnaise and top each shell with one tablespoon of mixture . sprinkle with paprika.
• 5 place shells on cookie sheet or shallow baking pan and bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees. serve at once.
• 6 makes 4 servings. may be doubled.