How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 350. Butter 4 scallop shells or small ramekins. Combine first 11 ingredients in bowl. Gently mix. Diide mixture among prepared shells. Bake 15 minutes to heat through. Remove from oven.
  • Preheat broiler. Whisk yolks, 1/4 cup mayo and lemon juice to blend. Spread over top of crab. Browl 6" from heat until beautifully browned. Serve immediately

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    " It was excellent "
    aristacat ate it and said...
    I am giving it this many stars becuse I messed it up!I know it would have been delish.,I did'nt have celery salt, so I added salt an fineley chopped celery.We could'nt eat it, way to much salt.The egg yolk & mayo toppin was like omlet texture.So tonight I will make a bechamel sauce an throw the crab impearial into my Vitamix Creations an have soup,lol... Love love my Vitamix .I too am a Viginia girl, I would have this when I went to fishermas warf in D.C ..Hogate's Phillip's Flag Ship with my Mom as a lil girl too
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    " It was excellent "
    grandmacooks ate it and said...
    Love crab imperial! I'm a Virginia "girl", been eating crab all my life. Even before I got up nerve to pick a crab, I loved crab cakes and crab imperial when I went to seafood restaurants with my parents.
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    " It was excellent "
    raelene1951 ate it and said...
    Your on a roll today!!! Thank you!
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  • dextergirl 16 years ago
    OH YUM ... I'm from VA so this takes me back too! Thanks for sharing!
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