Crab au Gratin - Bonita's Kitchen

Welcome to Bonita's Kitchen! Today we will be making CRAB au GRATIN, using a few simple ingredient's and freshly cooked crab meat, or canned crab or imitation crab..... See recipe posted below!!

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Ingredients:
2 cups cooked crab meat 3 tbsp butter ( more if needed )
6 tbsp all- purpose flour 2 cups milk or cream
Pinch sea salt and pepper 1 tbsp green onion ( garnish )
1 cup shredded cheese ( your choice)

Prep-time 20 Min. Cooking time 25 Min.

Method:
Preheat oven to 350°F then grease a 9 x 9 inch pan or 6 small serving dishes. Start the boil on 4 cups of water with a pinch of sea salt, add your crab legs, let boil for about 5 to 10 minutes, then drain. Remove crab meat from the shell and place in a bowl.

In a medium saucepan, melt butter.
Remove saucepan from heat, add flour let come to a paste return to heat and continue cooking, then add milk or cream, until your sauce has thickened then season with sea salt and freshly grated black pepper.
Add more milk or liquid from the cooked crab if needed.

Then equally portion your crab into 6 small individual baking dishes or one 9 x 9 pan, pour your sauce over each one and mix it through.

Top with shredded cheese of your choice and a pinch of sea salt and freshly grated pepper, bake in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
When done, remove from the heat top with some green onion.

Serve with steamed rice or baby spuds.
Bonita’s Tips:
Have water boiled first and then add crab legs with about 1 tsp of sea salt.
You can use canned crab or imitation crab.
You can add cheese to the mixture and then top with bread crumbs to bake. Optional?
Use cheese of choice like brie or sharp cheddar.
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