Emergency Crab Cakes

• 16 ounces crabmeat
• 34 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
• 1 dash onion powder or 1 dash garlic powder or 1 dash paprika
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 14 cup breadcrumbs (batter)
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 1 dash oil
• 1 dash sea salt
• 1 dash ground pepper

1. Combine and gently mix crabmeat, mayo, Old Bay, and 1C bread crumbs.
2. Texture should be lumpy and sticky.
3. Add mayo if batter won't hold.
4. *If you have onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne powder, or paprika -- add a
5. little to taste*.
6. Add large dash of (sea)salt and pepper.
7. Using hands, shape a palm-sized portion into a ball and flatten to a cake.
8. Put "batter" breadcrumbs on a plate and dredge extra breadcrumbs onto cake.
9. Heat a frying pan to medium and lightly surface with oil.
10. Right before adding cake, add a teaspoons of butter for flavor and browning.
11. Add cake to pan and cook without lid until golden brown and hot throughout.
12. *Garnish with lemon, paprika, or parsley.
13. Serve promptly.
14. NOTE: Make smaller cakes for finger food.

crabmeat, mayonnaise, bay seasoning, onion powder, breadcrumbs, breadcrumbs, butter, oil, salt, ground pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/emergency-crab-cakes-230677 (may not work)