Deviled Crab - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped green onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1 cup breadcrumbs
2 teaspoons salt
4 cans lump crabmeat, drained (3/4 to 1 lb of fresh)
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
1/4 cup white onion, chopped
1 dash thyme
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence or 1/2 teaspoon your favorite seasoning

Preparation

Melt 1 stick of butter and saute green pepper and onions for about 5 minutes.
Add garlic, thyme and bay leaf.
Saute slowly till soft.
Add remaining butter then celery and saute a few more minutes.
Add the bread crumbs and milk, mixing well.
Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Add crab meat and remaining seasonin, mixing thoroughly.
Remove bay leaf and arrange mixture in ramekins.
Top with buttered bread crumbs.
Heat in 400 degree oven only until hot.