* Exported from MasterCook Mac * Irish's Crab Butter Recipe By : Larry Tepper AT&T Information Systems, Denver Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Appetizers Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 110 "g butter 240 g cream cheese 60 ml mayonnaise 150 g crab meat 1 onion (medium to large, chopped fine) some cocktail sauce 30 ml lemon juice 2 1/2 ml crushed garlic (or a pinch of instant garl 15 ml Worcestershire sauce 1. Allow butter and cream cheese to soften before starting. 2. Mix mayo, butter and cream cheese. Do not use a blender, as the mixture will get soupy. 3. Add lemon juice, garlic, worcestershire sauce, pepper, etc. to taste. 4. Mix in crab (or whatever) and onion. Of the choices, I feel crab is the best. 5. Chill at least two hours, cover with cocktail sauce. This is an important part of the recipe. Author's Notes: My first encounter with this dip came at a New Year's party a few years ago. I was standing by the munchies table trying not to embarrass myself too much, when a woman came up to me and pointed out this dip. She explained to me that at a previous party she had lost control eating it and got a spoon! It's incredibly rich, and requires a lot of will power not to eat too much. I recommend Wakefield crab meat, Shrimp or Shrimp & Crab. I usually use Crosse & Blackwell's cocktail sauce, but feel free to use any kind that you trust. You can make your own simple cocktail sauce by mixing 3 parts catsup to 1 part horseradish and adding tabasco, garlic, worcestershire sauce to taste. Serve over Triscuits (they're nice and strong, to survive heavy scooping) or veggies. Irish is the friend from whom I got this recipe. Difficulty : easy. Precision : approximate measurement OK. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per serving: 12444 Calories; 1379g Fat (98% calories from fat); 63g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 3801mg Cholesterol; 14423mg Sodium