I love crabmeat. When we lived in Fairfax, Virginia we would often venture to Annapolis, MD for crab on the Chesapeake. We'd sit at picnic tables and pound the crabs with wooden hammers. One special memory was of my middle son Jon's birthday...must've been about 3. The entire restaurant was pounding and singing happy birthday. Awww.
One of my favorite appetizers features yummy crabmeat. While it's OK to make this recipe using canned crab meat, it is 150% better if you use crab meat from the butcher/fishmonger.
Crab Bites
1 lb crab meat (special or backfin is best, canned is OK)
1 cup butter, softened
2 (6 oz) jars Old English Cheese Spread
5 Tbsp mayonnaise
1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1 tsp garlic salt
16 English muffins, halved
Drain and flake crabmeat, removing any bits of shell. Beat crabmeat and next 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Quarter muffin halves and arrange on baking sheet. Spread crab mixture generously on muffin quarters. Freeze at lease 30 minutes. Place in heavy duty Ziploc bag and freeze up to 6 months.
Broil frozen crab bites 3-5 minutes when ready to serve. Serve hot.
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