1 lb Flaked crab meat 1/2 c Minced onion 1/4 c Minced green pepper 2 tb Margarine 1 tb Dry mustard 1 ts Worcestershire sauce 1/4 ts Tabasco sauce 3/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 1 ds Cayenne pepper (optional) 1/4 c Flour 1 1/4 c Light cream 2 Beaten egg yolks 1/2 c Fresh bread crumbs 1/2 ts Paprika 1 tb Melted butter Corn oil
Pick over crab carefully: set aside. Saute onion & green pepper in
margarine until tender; stir in mustard, Worcestershire, Tabasco,
salt, pepper & cayenne. Stir in flour; gradually blend in cream.
Heat mixture to a boil; stirring constantly; boil 1 minute. Stir in
crab meat. Add a little hot sauce mixture to egg yolks; return to pan
& heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Chill mixture. Combine
bread crumbs, paprika & melted butter in bowl. Shape crab mixture
into 8 crab cakes; dip into crumb mixture. Cook cakes in 1″ hot oil
over moderate heat until golden brown on both sides.
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