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DEVILLED   CRABS
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DEVILLED CRABS

10 ingredients 4 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

122
Calories
20g
Protein
3g
Fat
4g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Crab 100g cooked 97
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons tlour rubbed
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parslev
  • 2 cups of the meat
  • 1 dozen freshly boiled crabs
  • 1 table- spoon'butter
  • nutmeg
  • salt
  • cayenne
  • pepper
  • parsley

Directions

1

Pick out all the meat from 1 dozen freshly boiled crabs; scald i pint cream ; stir in 2 tablespoons tlour rubbed with 1 table- spoon'butter; cook several minutes, take from the fire and stir in the crab meat, the mashed volks of i hard boiled eggs, 1 tablespoon chopped parslev, ', a grated nutmeg, and salt and cayenne to taste. Glean the upper shells, fill with the mixture, brush with beaten ci^g, sprinkle with bread crumbs, and brown in the oven, or fry in a basket in boiling fat.

2

Lobster, halibut, etc., may be devilled in the same way, using 2 cups of the meat.

3

FRIED SOFT SHIiLL CRABS.

4

Remove the spongv parts under the side joints and the aprons from the crabs ; wash well in cold water, dram, season with salt and pepper, dip in cold milk, roll in flour, and fry in deep boiling fat until a nice brown. Drain, sprinkle with salt, put on buttered toast, and decorate with (|uarters of lemon, and with parsley.

By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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