Dip is a popular party food and football games demand great party food. This dip is delicious, easy to prepare and fit into both low calorie and low carbohydrate lifestyles. Hearty and excellent served warm, this southern delight is also decadent.
Portion control is a necessary partner to any successful diet. Yet eating enjoyable and delicious food is essential to mental and physical well being. Eating anything is fine, just keep the amount you eat in check and don't overdue.
A Cowboy’s Southern Style Crab Dip
1½ tablespoons flour or almond flour (low carb option)
1½ tablespoons melted butter
½ cup milk
1/4 cup grated Gruyere cheese
4 scallions, diced
3 garlic cloves, diced
¼ cup butter
1 pound fresh crab meat, picked over
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Frank's Red Hot Sauce
Salt and white pepper to taste
½ cup heavy cream
1 ½ teaspoons sherry
1 ½ teaspoons brandy
Combine flour and melted butter in sauce pan. Stir in milk and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in cheese until blended. Sauté scallions and garlic in butter until softened. Add crab meat, lemon juice, Frank's Red Hot Sauce, salt and pepper to taste and heat until warmed through. Remove from heat and stir in cheese sauce, cream, sherry and brandy. Serve warm with vegetable crudités, or over fresh baked bread, biscuits or crackers.
Recipe courtesy of 'A Cowboy Cookin' Every Night Southern Style' by Carol Bardelli.
