Crab Pie

Ingredients:
25g/1oz butter 

100g/4oz onion, sliced into rings 

100g/4oz celery, chopped 

150g/5oz cooked crabmeat 

150g/5oz Cheddar cheese, grated 

23cm/9in unbaked pastry shell 

3 eggs 

50ml/2fl oz single cream 

1 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Methods:
1) Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 400°F/Gas mark 6.

2) In a frying pan, melt the butter and sauté the onion and celery until the onion is soft and golden. Spoon alternate layers of the crabmeat, cheese and onion mixture into the pastry shell.

3) In a bowl, beat together the eggs, cream, salt and pepper. Pour into the pastry shell over the other ingredients. Bake in the oven for 30–40 minutes until set. Serve hot.