Crabmeat Casserole
Very rich shellfish casserole of crabmeat and lobster in a cream sauce
1/2 pound freah crabmeat (or 2 cleaned tins)
1/2 cup lobster meat (or 1/2 pound cleaned cooked shrimps)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 lb butter, melted
1 T flour
1/2 lb mushrooms
salt and pepper to taste
2 T brandy (optional)
2 slices crisp cooked bacon
grated Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs
Heat oven to 450. Saute mushrooms in melted butter for 5 minutes, dusting with flour and blending; add cream and stir until slightly thickened. Thin with the brandy, if you use it. Cook bacon crisp in a separate pan, and drain from fat. Place crab meat, lobster or shrimps, in buttered casserole dish. Cover with the mushroom-cream sauce, and top with crumbled bacon bits. Dust with bread crumbs and sprinkle generously with grated cheese. Bake 10 minutes in the oven, brown 5 minutes under a broiler flame.