Florida Seafood Recipe

Bedeviled Blues Blue Crab

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Ingredients

8	medium soft-shell crabs
2	tablespoons milk
1/4	cup onion, chopped
1	egg, beaten
1/4	cup fresh celery, chopped
1	tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
2	tablespoons green bell pepper, chopped
1/2	teaspoon dry mustard
1	garlic clove, minced
1/2	teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4	cup butter, melted
1/4	teaspoon salt
1	cup buttery cracker crumbs
1/8	teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation

Rinse crabs under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels. Cook onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in margarine until tender. In a medium bowl, combine mixture with the next 8 ingredients. Place soft crabs in a shallow, lightly oiled baking dish. Remove top shell from crabs and fill each cavity with 1 tablespoon stuffing mixture. Replace top shell. Brush crabs with remaining melted margarine. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes or until shells turn red and crabs brown slightly.

Yield
4 servings

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