4 old francisco Recipes

crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, eggs, lightly beaten, milk, heaping tsp coleman s dry english mustard, freshly ground black pepper, oyster crackers , pilot crackers, or other similar crackers, finely ground (about 1 cup), kosher or sea salt, tabasco or other hot sauce, vegetable oil , for cooking the meatballs, blue or rock crabs (12 oz each) or 1 dungeness crab (1 1/2 to 2 lb), slab (unsliced) bacon, rind removed and cut into 1/3-inch dice, garlic, finely chopped (1 tbsp), unsalted butter, onion (8 oz), cut into 3/4-inch dice, green bell pepper (4 to 6 oz), cut into 1/2-inch dice, dried bay leaves, old bay seasoning, yukon gold , maine, pei, or other all-purpose potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch dice, crab stock ,traditional fish stock , or chicken stock, peeled whole tomatoes in juice, cut into 1/2-inch dice, kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, coarsely chopped fresh italian parsley

salt, paprika, sugar, ketchup, oil, vinegar (i use cider), lemon , juice of, grated onion

clarified butter, red onions, thinly sliced, yellow onions, thinly sliced, beef stock, chicken stock, dry sherry, brown sugar, ground black pepper, fresh thyme leaves or 3/4 tsp dried thyme, minced fresh parsley, paprika , to taste, chopped scallion, sourdough croutons or toasted pieces french bread, sliced swiss cheese