Ingredients
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3/4 cup butter
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1 bay leaf
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1 cup breadcrumbs
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2 teaspoons salt
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4 cans lump crabmeat, drained (3/4 to 1 lb of fresh)
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1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
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1/4 cup white onion, chopped
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1 dash thyme
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1/2 cup celery, chopped
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1 cup milk
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1/2 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence or 1/2 teaspoon your favorite seasoning
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1/2 cup chopped green onion
Instructions
- Melt 1 stick of butter and saute green pepper and onions for about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, thyme and bay leaf.
- Saute slowly till soft.
- Add remaining butter then celery and saute a few more minutes.
- Add the bread crumbs and milk, mixing well.
- Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Add crab meat and remaining seasonin, mixing thoroughly.
- Remove bay leaf and arrange mixture in ramekins.
- Top with buttered bread crumbs.
- Heat in 400 degree oven only until hot.