Crab Cakes

Every time we are at a restaurant my daughter would order crab cakes if its on the menu.  So I had to learn how to make them quick ;) Last night we went to a restaurant and it costed $15.95 for 1 crab cake!!!  So today I ran to my local grocery store and picked up a container of fresh lump crab meat...they can run from $24.00-$35.00 a pound depending if you are buying Jumbo LUMP meat or just the backfin meat (which is the crab body meat that is smaller pieces of meat). The JUMBO LUMP meat is very high because the meat is a BIG LUMP of crab meat...and each crab only has 2 JUMBO LUMP in them.  


INGREDIENTS: 
1 lb lump crab meat 
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs 
1 egg beaten
1/4 cup mayonnaise 
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
2 green onion stalk (green part only--finely chopped) 
1 tablespoon chopped FRESH PARSLEY
1 teaspoon Tony Creole Seasoning 
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 red bell pepper--finely chopped
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper 
1/4  teaspoon HOT SAUCE (OPTIONAL) 

****1 tablespoon BUTTER--cut into little cube

Grease a baking pan with a little PAM....set aside 

DIRECTION: 
In a mixing bowl add your breadcrumb, beaten egg, mayonnaise, chopped green onions, chopped parsley, Tony, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, bell pepper, garlic powder, and pepper...MIX REALLY WELL. Next FOLD in your lump crab meat...DON'T OVER mix because you don't want the crab meat to be too broken up....after you fold in the crab meat...gently SHAPE the crab meat mixture into round shape.  I got about 7 crab cakes with mines. Place them on the prepared baking sheet and add a pat of butter on the top of each crab cake to get that nice golden brown color. Next, put in the refrigerator for at least 1 hr before baking them.  Take out of the refrigerator and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. 

***Remember to PREHEAT oven to 350 and bake for 30 minutes then broil for a few second so the top will get a nice brown caramelize color. You don't want to over bake because the crab cake will become dry. SERVE immediately!!!

***You can also heat some oil in a skillet and fry these crab cakes for about 6-8 minutes. Remember to flip half way through so both side will get cooked ;) 

I love to make a CRAB CAKE sandwich ...add some lettuce and MAYO ;)