Recipe

Crab Mornay

Name: Crab Mornay
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup of milk or broth; 6 tablespoons of wheat flour; Pepper, to taste; Nutmeg, to taste; Lemon juice or wine (optional); 2 cups of béchamel sauce; ¼ cup of cheese; ⅛ teaspoon of pepper; 2 cups of boiled crab meat; 2 cups of Mornay sauce; 6 tablespoons of grated cheese; 6 tablespoons of crushed crackers

Crab meat in Mornay sauce, baked in small molds with cheese and crushed crackers. An elegant and tasty dish for 6 people.

CiberCubaJanuary 26, 2007

CiberCuba

Preparation10 min
Cooking20 min
Total time30 min
Servings6 individual molds
DifficultyMedium

Method

Béchamel sauce

Mix the milk (or broth) with the wheat flour and cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened.
Season with pepper and nutmeg. If you wish, once it has thickened, add a little lemon juice or wine.

Mornay sauce

Add the ¼ cup of cheese and the ⅛ teaspoon of pepper to the béchamel sauce, and mix well. This gives you the Mornay sauce.

Assembly

Preheat the oven to 375 ºF (about 190 ºC).
Mix the crab meat with the Mornay sauce.
Pour the mixture into individual molds.
Sprinkle the grated cheese and crushed crackers on top.
Bake until the surface looks golden.

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Crab Mornay

Ingredients

For the béchamel sauce

For the Mornay sauce

For the gratin topping