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Crab Meat, Terrapin Style

A main where butter and onion do the work.

Entrées

contains dairycontains eggscontains shellfishcontains alcohol

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • 1 cup crab meat
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ small onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Sherry wine
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • Yolks 2 eggs
  • Salt and cayenne
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream → lactose-free heavy cream or full-fat coconut cream

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cook butter and onion until yellow; remove onion, add crab meat and wine. Cook three minutes, add cream, yolks of eggs, salt, and cayenne.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories370
Protein2.2 g
Fat37.5 g
Carbs8.2 g
Fiber1.3 g
Sodium17 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States