Sautéed red and green bell pepper, onion and garlic are combined with lump crab meat, chopped hard-cooked egg and seasoned mayonnaise and mounded atop toasted English muffins, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and broiled.

Broiled Open-Faced Crab Sandwiches

1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped

1/4 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped

1/4 cup onion, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 pound lump crab meat, picked over

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 hard-boiled large egg, chopped

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard

2 English muffins, halved, buttered lightly, and toasted

4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1. In a large frying pan cook bell peppers, onion, and garlic in the butter over medium low heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in the crab meat, lemon juice, egg, Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, and mustard, gently mixing well.
3. Divide the crab-meat mixture among the muffin halves, mounding it slightly.
4. Sprinkle the sandwiches with Parmesan cheese and broil for 3 to 4 minutes or until the tops are golden.

Serves 4.