Maryland Crab Cake

• Ingredients:
• 6 saltine crackers, crushed to fine crumbs
• 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over for cartilage
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1. Directions:
2. 1.In a large bowl, mix together the crackers, crabmeat, egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. The mixture should be wet. Divide the mixture into four equal portions; shape each portion into one crab cake.
3. 2.Heat the vegetable oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Gently slide the crab cakes off a spatula into the hot oil. Cook until the crab cakes are golden brown on one side, about 4 to 5 minutes. Flip the crab cakes over to the opposite side, and continue cooking for another 4 to 5 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the skillet and allow to drain on paper towels. Serve warm.
4. Read more at Suite101: Homemade Maryland Crab Cakes: Local Favorite from the Chesapeake Bay Region

ingredients, crackers, lump crabmeat, egg, mayonnaise, freshly squeezed lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, ucoarse salt

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/maryland-crab-cake-50078877 (may not work)