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Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes
1 pound Maryland Blue Crab meat, lump only 2/3 cup soft, fresh bread crumbs 1 egg, beaten 1/4 to 1/2 cup Hellman's mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seafood Seasoning 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1 teaspoon horseradish 1 T fresh lemon juice 1 T fresh parsley, chopped
Butter for frying
Remove all cartilage from crabmeat. In a bowl, mix bread crumbs, eggs, mayonnaise and seasonings, including lemon juice. Add crab meat and mix GENTLY so as not to break up the lump crab meat. Gently shape into 6 cakes. Cover with plastic wrap or paper towel and let set in refrigerator 1 hour before frying.
Fry in butter in a frying pan in just enough butter to prevent sticking. Cook on medium heat until they are lightly browned (about 5 minutes on each side). Turn crab cakes just once.
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