Crab mousse dressed in tart sour cream

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
---Crab Mousse---
2 Whole Gelatin Powder; Envelopes, Plain
1 cup Clam Juice; Bottled
1 cup Chicken Broth
3 tablespoons Lemon Juice
2 tablespoons Cognac Or Brandy
1 pint Sour Cream
¼ teaspoon White Pepper
⅛ teaspoon Salt
1 dash Nutmeg
1 tablespoon Onion; Grated
6½ ounce Crab Meat; Canned
¾ cup Celery; Finely Chopped
2 tablespoons Parsley; Minced
Salad Greens
small Cooked Shrimp

Directions

1. Combine gelatin and clam juice.

2. Stir over low heat until dissolved.

3. Stir in chicken broth, lemon juice, cognac, sour cream, pepper, salt, nutmeg and onion.

4. Blend thoroughly.

5. Chill until it begins to thicken.

6. Fold in crab meat, celery and parsley.

7. Turn into 1½ quart mold.

8. chill until firm. Unmold and garnish with salad greens and shrimp.

Recipe by: diane@...

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 203 by "Diane Geary" <diane@...> on Nov 5, 1997

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