Shem Creek Deviled Crabs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1 lb fresh crabmeat (or 12 large cooked blue crabs)
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 12 saltine crackers, crushed
• 6 -8 crab shells, optional. see note

Recipe

• 1 to prepae shells for serving, bake the cleaned shells in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• 2 saute onion and bell pepper in butter over medium heat until soft and translucent.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine onion mixture with remaining ingredients, except for shells of course.
• 5 spoon mixture into shells or a small oven proof serving cup.
• 6 bake at 350 for 15 minutes.