Down East Crab Cakes

Mille® 's Note:

4 for big appetites or 6-8 for smaller appetites

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb fresh-picked maine crabmeat (or any other fresh crabmeat)
• 3 cups unseasoned dry breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 4 -5 dashes Tabasco sauce or 4 -5 dashes other hot pepper sauce
• 1 medium red bell pepper , finely minced
• 4 scallions , minced
• 1 stalk celery , finely minced
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup mayonnaise (approximately)
• ¼ cup additional breadcrumbs , for coating
• oil (for frying)

Directions:

1. Combine crabmeat, breadcrumbs, mustard, hot sauce, bell pepper, scallions, celery and egg in a large bowl.
2. Add just enough mayonnaise to hold the ingredients together, being careful not to make it so moist that the mixture will fall apart.
3. Divide into 8 patties.
4. Coat with additional bread crumbs, then fry, four at a time, in hot oil until crispy and brown on all sides.
5. ***Patties can be made ahead of time and frozen- they freeze very well.

Reviews

[eatrealfood]

miller has left a rich legacy of wonderful recipes here on zaar, and this is one such stellar recipe. i didn't change anything (except that i didn't coat the patties in crumbs) and we loved the red peppers in the crab. we had this with avocado butter (#97094).

[Ingy]

This recipe was great! I didn't have any red bell pepper so I added finely minced onion. Served with a spicy aioli this was fantastic! Thank you!

[sandrasothere]

Fabulous and filling! I used fresh Dungeness crab and mixed in breadcrumbs, but used Panko to coat the patties before frying. I served these with a sweet chile dipping sauce and a concoction of horseradish, mustard, sour cream, lemon, and chives. Wnderful recipe..thanks for posting.