Spicy Crab Mornay

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 400 g crabmeat (about 4 blue swimmer crabs)
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 3 shallots (finely chopped)
• 80 g green capsicum (green peppers finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• cayenne pepper (pinch of)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
• 100 g low-fat cheese
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1/2 lemon (juice of)
• 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1 cup breadcrumbs (fresh)

Recipe

• 1 clean the crabs and remove all the flesh from the body, legs and claws.
• 2 thoroughly clean the backs of the crabs and reserve for use as a serving dish.
• 3 melt butter in a frypan/skillet and fry the shallots and capsicum for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the remaining ingredients except the parmesan cheese and combine well.
• 4 heat through but do not bring to the boil.
• 5 fill the crab shells or individual ramekins with the mixture.
• 6 sprinkle a tablespoon parmesan cheese over each serve and bake in a hot oven until golden brown (or you could put under the grill/broiler).