Cooking Recipe Poached Eggs & Crabmeat With Brandied Cream S

Recipe Ingredients

8 tb Butter, Cut in 1/2" Pieces

1 lb Fresh Crabmeat

1/8 ts Cayenne Pepper

1/2 ts Salt

8 lg Eggs

1 1/2 tb Vinegar

1/2 ts Paprika

BRANDIED CREAM SAUCE

3 tb Butter

2 tb Finely Chopped Onion

3 tb Flour

1 1/2 c Milk

2 tb Brandy

1 ts Fresh Lemon Juice

1/8 ts Cayenne Pepper

1 ts Salt

Directions

Sauce: In a heavy saucepan melt butter, add onions and saute? until
they are soft but not brown. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes stirring
constantly. Whisk in milk and cook until sauce thickens and is
smooth. In a small pan warm brandy and ignite. When the flame
subsides add to the sauce with the lemon juice, cayenne and salt.
Taste for seasoning. Keep warm while you prepare the crabmeat and
eggs. Melt butter in a skillet and add crabmeat, salt and cayenne to
taste. Saute? the crabmeat for about 6 minutes over medium heat.
Poach eggs in water with 1-2 tb vinegar. Divide sauteed crabmeat
among 4 ramekins and cover each portion with 2 poached eggs. Top with
brandied cream sauce. Sprinkle with paprika. Serve with toast or
garlic bread. From: Syd's Cookbook.

Categories matching this recipe

Sauces ,Fish ,eggs