Crab Cakes and Fried Cabbage

Crab Cakes and Fried Cabbage
 

 

Prep Time:    15     Cook Time: 30    Yield:   6

Source: Tinkskitchen.com

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 1 lb lump crabmeat
• 2 Tbs olive oil
• 1 Tbs butter
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbs mayonnaise
• 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tsp of celery salt
• Paprika to taste
• 2 slices of fresh soft bread (grated – I use a magic bullet for this*)
• A small amount of dried panko breadcrumbs

 

Directions

 

1. In a large bowl, combine the egg, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, and paprika. Whisk it until smooth.
    
2. Add the picked crabmeat to the egg mixture in the bowl and lightly fold the meat into the liquid until all the crabmeat is coated.
    
3. Add the soft breadcrumbs and lightly fold together until completely mixed.
    
4. Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper. Take a paper plate and put the panko crumbs on it.
    
5. Form your crab cakes gently by hand (or use a biscuit cutter if you are OCD) – pat into the panko on both sides, and place on your parchment paper.
    
6. Place the tray in the refrigerator for about an hour to chill thoroughly. Refrigerating the crab cakes before cooking them is important. It allows the egg-and-crumb binder to “set” so the crab cakes don’t fall apart when they are cooking. Don’t omit this step!
    
7. Melt a few tablespoons of butter in a heavy skillet until foamy, then carefully transfer the crab cakes to the hot skillet. Fry over medium heat three or four minutes, until browned, then turn over and brown the other side as well.

 

 

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Notes

Jul 25, 2009

 

Living on the Gulf Coast, I have access to tons of seafood, shrimp being my favorite, but crab is a close second.  When Costco started selling lump crab meat at a reasonable price, well the rest is food history.  Crab cakes come together quickly, but you must sort of feel your way through the meat to catch any shells that may have escaped the processing.

 

In an effort to balance the meal with something that was a vegetable, I sauteed some cabbage.  I could eat crab cakes all by themselves.

 

 

 

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