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Maryland Style Crab Cakes - 1

Type: Shellfish
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Egg
1/2 cup 118mlMayo
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGarlic - minced
3   Tabasco - to 4 drops
2 teaspoons 10mlWorcestershire
  Salt and white pepper
2 lbs 908g / 32ozCrab
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozRed bell pepper - minced (medium)
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozGold bell pepper - minced (medium)
2   Celery - minced
1/2   Red onion - minced (small)
1/2   Jalapeno - peeled, minced
3/4 cup 109g / 3.8ozBreadcrumbs
  Mustard Cream Sauce
2 teaspoons 10mlShallots - minced
2 cups 474mlDry white wine
2 cups 474mlHeavy cream
4 tablespoons 60mlDijon

Recipe Instructions

Crab cakes: Combine egg, mayo, garlic, Tabasco, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. Mix well to make a sauce. Combine crab with vegs and add to sauce.

Sprinkle breadcrumbs over mixture. Carefully mix with hands to combine well. Divide into 18 parts and each into a biscuit size cake.

Preheat oven 450F

Preheat skillet with a mixture of butter and oil (1/2 and 1/2). Cook cakes to light golden brown on one side. Turn over and place in oven 5 minutes. Do not over-brown.

Sauce: Boil shallots and wine until reduced by 3/4. Stir in mustard then cream.

Reduce to desired consistency; strain and serve.

Source:
Cooking Light, June 1995, page 85

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