Ship's Cabin Crab a la Tidewater

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 4 scallions, chopped
• 1 pound crabmeat
• 1 cup white wine
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms or 12 fresh mushrooms, chopped
• 1/4 cup milk
• Toast points or patty shells

Instructions

1. Melt margarine in skillet; add scallions. Cook over low heat, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. Add crabmeat and wine, cook 5 minutes more.
3. Meanwhile, drain canned mushrooms, reserving liquid.
4. Blend mayonnaise and flour in saucepan; stir in mushroom liquid and milk until smooth. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens, then stir in mushrooms.
5. Pour over crabmeat, mix gently and heat 5 minutes.
6. Serve hot on toast points or in patty shells.

Attribution

Ship's Cabin Restaurant - Norfolk, Virginia