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Friday, November 5, 2010

Crab Cakes ( I love these, check out comments)

Corn Crab Crab Cakes
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1 lb. lump crab meat
1 cup fresh corn
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1/2 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup red pepper, diced
1 cup mayonnaise
1 ts. dried mustard
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste
 1 egg, slightly beaten
2 1/2 cups saltines, finely crushed
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Combine crab, corn, onions, red pepper and celery.
Add mayonnaise, dried mustard,Cayenne,
 egg and 1/2 cup saltines along with salt and pepper.
Form into patty's, coating with remaining saltines.
Heat 1 TBS. butter and 1 TBS. EVOO.
Cook crab cakes 3 minutes each side or until golden brown and crunchy.
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5 comments:

  1. Chill these for about an hour before cooking.
    Works great in a mini-muffin as an appitizer.

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  2. Scott, are these the crab cakes you made for my wedding?

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  3. Do you ever make a sauce to go with these???

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  4. Tarter sauce
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    1 cup mayonnaise
    2 TBS. lemon juice
    1 tsp. worcestershier sauce
    dash of tabasco
    1/4 cup diced dill pickles
    1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
    2 TBS. finely minced shallots
    2 TBS. tiny capers
    salt and pepper to taste
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    Mix everything together and refrigerate 1 hour befor serving (so the flavors come out)
    Top crab cakes with sauce and serve hot

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  5. sounds good, you can try a little old bay seasoning and some lemon and a teaspoon of worcheshier? sauce too on those savory crab cakes....youcha! sweet corn can be overpowering sometimes use conservative measures...
    great blog scott....! thanks...

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