Crab Cakes
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
- 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2 green onions (scallions), white and green parts, finely chopped
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 pounds jumbo lump crabmeat
- 6 cups fresh breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, seafood seasoning, cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, bell peppers, green onions and egg yolks.
- Gently stir in the crabmeat.
- Put the breadcrumbs on a cookie sheet.
- Mold the crab cake with one hand and pat the cake with bread crumbs using the other hand.
- Form into 10 crab cakes, 3 inches wide and 1/2-inch thick.
- Each cake will need 3/4 cup bread crumbs.
- Heat 4 cups of oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add a single layer of crab cakes and fry in the oil, turning 3 of 4 times until crispy on outside, about 5 minutes on each side.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Repeat with the remaining crab cakes.
- Serve hot.
mayonnaise, mustard, seafood seasoning, cayenne pepper, worcestershire sauce, red bell pepper, green onions, egg yolks, jumbo lump crabmeat, fresh breadcrumbs, vegetable oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/crab-cakes-recipe2.html (may not work)