Through
the years I have collected literally hundreds of recipes! (Wonder how many I've actually used???) I thought I would share
one
that my younger brother requests every Christmas when we have our big family
get-together. I also just recently
prepared it for my husband to take to our son's home for their HUMP NIGHT CROWD
Christmas eating fest. Every bit was
eaten and two of the guys have requested that I send the recipe to their wives! So here it is! Easy-peasy and absolutely yummy-licious! (Footnote:
thanks to my friend Vickie who gave me the recipe years ago.)
Ingredients:
*8 oz.
cream cheese, softened
*small
can crab meat (not the lump kind; about the size of a tuna fish can; I buy the
cheapest I can find)
*onion
(amount depends on your taste; see my note below)
*salt/pepper
*Nature's Season (by Morton; found in the salt/spice section)
*bottled
cocktail sauce
*We
don't like a lot of onion so I only use about two slices chopped
very
fine.
Place
the crab meat in a strainer and mash, mash, mash until all liquid is squeezed
out (it's amazing how much liquid there is!)
Mix together
well the cream cheese, crab, & onion.
Add a couple shakes of salt & pepper and a few shakes of Nature's
Season; be careful and don't over season! Mix well again.
Cover & let sit in refrigerator several hours or overnight to allow
the flavors to blend. When ready to
serve, shape into ball and pour cocktail sauce over the top. Serve with your favorite butter cracker (I
like Townhouse). I usually sit the
cocktail sauce nearby so more can be added if needed.
This
really is a great recipe. Hope you
enjoy!
