Monday, February 15, 2010

Crab Cakes


YUM! Crab Cakes are my favorite!! I have never cooked them until tonight. I decided to make them for Valentine's dinner for my two favorite men:-) They were absolutely delicious! One thing I hate about restaurant crab cakes is they are more cake them crab:-( NOT THESE....they are ALL CRAB!! It's not a cheap meal....but it was well worth it and made for a perfect Valentine's meal:-)

Ingredients:
1 pound lump crab meat (don't get the cheap stuff....should be at least 15-17 bucks per 8oz)
3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1 egg
3 tbls mayo
1 tbls worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp dijon mustard
2 green onions sliced
1 tsp tabasco sauce
salt and pepper
oil
butter

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400
Mix the crab, bread crumbs, egg, mayo, worcestshire sauce, mustard, green onions, tobaso, salt and pepper in a bowl.
Form the crab mixture into patties. This about of crab should make 4-5 good size patties.
Heat oil and melt butter in a pan...about a tbls of each.
Fry in pan about med-high heat for 2-4 minutes per side. Then put in oven proof dish and bake on 400 for about 10 minutes.

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