Broiled Open-Faced Crab Sandwiches

Lump crab meat with sautéed bell pepper, onion and chopped hard-boiled egg is mounded atop toasted English muffins, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and broiled.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 pound lump crab meat, picked over
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 hard-boiled large egg, chopped
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 English muffins, halved, buttered lightly, and toasted
4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Cooking Directions:

1. In a large frying pan cook bell peppers, onion, and garlic in the butter over medium low heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in the crab meat, lemon juice, egg, Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, and mustard, gently mixing well.
3. Divide the crab-meat mixture among the muffin halves, mounding it slightly.
4. Sprinkle the sandwiches with Parmesan cheese and broil for 3 to 4 minutes or until the tops are golden.

Makes 4 servings.