Crabby Patties for this crab tonight!

I spied some crab meat at Trader Joe's last time I was there. I like crab cakes. Mr. Crab likes crab cakes. So I quickly plunked it in my cart and proceeded to buy about half the store (which is pretty easy since they're not that big).

I found a recipe for the Best Ever Crab Cakes at allrecipes.com, and proceeded to ignore the instructions. (Blasphemy!). They are still the best crab cakes I ever had, and they were super-easy to make.

Mayo (we don't have any in the fridge? But we did have a bottle of Boar's Head Pepperhouse Gourmaise - yum!), onion, egg whites, lemon juice, seasonings, and crab are helped out by some fiberful 100% whole wheat bread crumbs.

Mix everything except the crab and bread crumbs in a bowl and stir well. Then add the crab in CAREFULLY or else you'll break apart the lumps. And this is one time you want your finished product to be lumpy.

Add the bread crumbs, then form into patties. My recipe made three good sized cakes. Heat some butter in a skillet (a skillet that is more than large enough to fit all your crab cakes is best, but I thought I would only end up with two. Surprise!)

Cook 5-6 minutes on each side, until GBD (Golden, Brown, and Delicious, as Alton Brown likes to say). Serve with something delicious on the side, like roasted purple potatoes. Say THAT three times fast!

MMM... nice and flaky! 


Enjoy!

Crab cakes: Makes 3 cakes

• 1/4 of a medium onion, chopped
• 2 egg whites
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1-1/2 Tbs Mayonnaise (plain or fancy)
• 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
• 1/2 tsp dried cilantro
• 2 light shakes red pepper flakes
• 3 oz. crab meat
• 1/3 c. + whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1-1/2 tbs butter

In a bowl, mix the onion, egg whites, lemon juice, mayo, Old Bay, cilantro, and red pepper; mix well. Add in the crab and mix, being careful not to break the crab meat into smaller chunks. Add in the breadcrumbs and mix. You might need to add some more so that the consistency allows you to form patties (three of them).

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the patties and cook until golden brown, about 5-6 minutes on each side.