Video: How to Make James Beard's Deviled Crab

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If James Beard said, “I have maintained all my life that this is the best cooked crab I have ever known,” then, well, you just have to make it. The love child of the classic crab dip and a succulent Chesapeake crabcake, this recipe for baked deviled crab gets a refreshing bite from celery, green peppers, parsley, and green onions. The sweet crabmeat is topped off with a golden-brown crust of Saltine crackers, teaching us a lesson on simplicity as it hardly needs any accompaniment—except, perhaps, a glass of Champagne or dry white wine as we savor the last bit of summer. Watch the step-by-step video below, as director of house operations and events Victoria Jordan Rodriguez invites you to make one of Mr. Beard's favorites.