Fried Crab Stuffed Shells

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup crab meat
• 1 tablespoon grated onion
• 1 tablespoon finely minced parsley
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon mustard
• flour for dusting
• beaten egg
• fine bread crumbs
• hot fat for frying

Method

1. 1 Whisk flour into milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and cook for 5 minutes to create a cream sauce.
2. 2 Stir in crab meat, onion, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt, paprika, and mustard. Mix thoroughly.
3. 3 Fill crab shells slightly above the rim with the mixture. Dust lightly with flour, brush with beaten egg, and coat with bread crumbs.
4. 4 Fry in hot fat until golden brown. Serve immediately or reheat later.