Layered Crab Imperial

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 lbs fresh lump crabmeat, picked over
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup diced green pepper
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 16 eggs
• 4 1/4 pints milk (u.s. pints – 68 fluid ounces)
• 30 slices bread

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 melt butter in sauté pan.
• 3 add celery, onions, peppers, seasonings and spices and cook for about 4 minutes; set aside.
• 4 trim crust from bread slices and line bottom of a 20¾-inch by 12½-inch pan.
• 5 cover with a layer of crabmeat, followed by a layer of vegetable mixture and a layer of cheese.
• 6 top with remaining bread slices.
• 7 whisk eggs and combine with milk, pour over bread.
• 8 bake at 350°f degrees for approximately 1 hour or until top is slightly brown.