Stuffed Crab Shells With Mushroom Filling

Ingredients

• 6 crabs, meat removed
• 6 mushrooms, diced
• 1 cup milk or cream
• 1 slice onion, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon paprika or dash of cayenne
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• 4 egg yolks, hard-boiled and mashed

Method

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan, add chopped onion, and cook until soft but not brown.
2. 2 Stir in flour, cook briefly, then slowly add milk or cream, stirring until thickened.
3. 3 Remove from heat and stir in mashed egg yolks, salt, paprika, and lemon juice.
4. 4 Fold in crab meat and diced mushrooms. The mixture should be thick, not soft.
5. 5 Fill crab shells with the mixture and bake until golden and heated through.