---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Crab Au Gratin Categories: Seafood, Crab, Korean, Wine, Mushrooms Yield: 4 Servings 4 Crabs 2 tb Butter 8 Fresh mushrooms 2 c Plain cooked rice 2 tb Butter 1/3 ts Salt 1 Onion 1 1/2 tb Butter 2 tb Flour 1 c Milk 2 tb White wine 1 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 4 Egg yolks 1 tb Parsley flakes Clean crabs by scrubbing with brush Open crabs by prying open between back and bottom shells. Cut crab legs off bottom shell. Discard end section and cut rest of legs into two pieces with scissors. Melt butter in pan and saute crabs (bottom shells) to remove crab meat. Wash crab back shell, drain, and dry. Saute crab legs in butter. Put crab legs in pan, cover with water, boil for about 10 minutes, and strain soup. Slice fresh mushrooms thinly, saute in butter, and season with salt. Fry cooked rice in butter. Chop onion, saute in butter, add flour and brown. Pour milk over flour making thick sauce. Mix crab meat, mushroom, rice, 1/2 cup crab soup, sauce and white wine in pan and boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Put stuffing in empty shells, top each with one beaten egg yolk, and bake in 475 F oven for about 10 minutes until golden brown. Place on serving dish and garnish with parsley. Recipe by Bok Ryou Han From Korean Cooking -- Fish, Clam and Oyster Dishes -----