Crab meat au gratin

Crab meat au gratin

Whip up a new dish for your family with the Herald-Guide’s Recipe of the Week.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 c. soft butter
• 1 c. finely minced onion
• 3 tbsp. flour
• 1 c. grated cheese (1/2 Swiss and 1/2 Cheddar)
• 1 sm. pkg. fresh mushrooms, finely sliced
• 1 tsp. garlic salt
• 1 tsp. white pepper
• 1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce
• Dash of cayenne pepper
• 1 lb. crab meat

Directions:

Saute butter, onion, mushrooms until onions become clear, about 10 minutes.

Stir in flour, add cheese and rest of ingredients.

Fold in crab meat last to keep it lumpy and not falling apart. Pour into individual au gratin dishes.

Sprinkle with bread crumbs, if desired, and place in moderately hot 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until very hot.