Recipe: Deviled Crab (with freeze ahead instructions)

DEVILED CRAB

1 pound crab claw meat
1 cup crushed saltines (24 crackers)
6 ounces evaporated milk
4 ounces butter, melted
6 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons hot sauce
salt to taste

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Crumble saltines and combine with crab meat in a mixing bowl. Add milk and other ingredients and mix well. You may vary the amount of seasoning to suit taste. Place mixture in six shell ramekins.

Bake at 325 F for 25 to 30 minutes until brown.

FREEZE AHEAD INSTRUCTIONS:
After placing in shell ramekins, these can be frozen at this point and baked later. To freeze, wrap tightly in freezer foil and place in the freezer. Individual frozen ramekins can be placed directly in the oven from the freezer. Cooking time will increase if baked from the frozen state. You can also thaw in the refrigerator prior to baking.

Servings: 6
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services