Crab Cutlets

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup rich milk
• 1 1/2 cups crabmeat
• 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon grated onion
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. Melt butter, add flour and blend thoroughly. Add milk slowly and cook until thick. Then add remaining ingredients. Cool and shape in cutlets. Roll in fine crumbs, dip in egg, and roll in crumbs again. Fry in deep fat for 3 minutes each at a fat temperature of 360 degrees and drain on absorbent paper. Serve with Creole Sauce (see page 236).