Baked Stuffed Crabs With Egg And Breadcrumbs

Ingredients

• large crabs
• grated bread-crumbs
• hard-boiled eggs
• salt
• paprika
• grated nutmeg
• lemon juice
• melted butter or cream
• oil
• butter for dotting

Method

1. 1 Boil the crabs, remove the meat, and rub the empty shells with oil.
2. 2 For each crab, mix the meat with one-third the quantity of grated bread-crumbs and one chopped hard-boiled egg.
3. 3 Season with salt, paprika, nutmeg, and lemon juice, then bind the mixture into a paste using melted butter or cream.
4. 4 Fill the crab shells with the mixture, cover with breadcrumbs, dot with butter, and brown in a moderate oven (350°F).