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Directions
| Ingredients | | | 1 | each | egg | | | 1 | teaspoon | sharp prepared mustard | | | 1 | tablespoon | lemon juice, freshly squeezed | | | 6 | tablespoon | olive oil, divided | | | 1/2 | teaspoon | salt | | | 1 | | pepper, freshly ground | | | 1 | pound | lump crabmeat, picked clean | | | 1/2 | cup | dry, unflavored bread crumbs | | | 1 | | cayenne pepper | | | 4 | tablespoon | butter | | | 1 | | parsley | | | 1 | | lemon wedges | | | 1 | | tartar sauce | | | | | | Directions:
| Using an electric blender or wire whisk, beat together mustard, lemon juice and egg until thorough
ly combined. While beating vigorously, gradually pour 4 tbs. of olive oil into the egg mixture in a thin stream. When smooth and creamy, stir in salt and pepper.
Gently fold in crabmeat, then bread crumbs and cayenne pepper. Shape into 8 patties, each about a half-inch thick. They will want to fall apart, but that's the idea of a good crab cake. You want only enough non-crab stuff to just barely bind them.
Melt butter together with remaining 2 tbs. of olive oil in skillet over medium heat. When butter sizzles (but before it burns!) gently ease the crab cakes into the skillet to cook. When well browned (2 to 3 minutes), gently turn and cook other side. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with parsley, lemon, tartar, if desired.
Makes 4 main-course servings, 8 appetizers.
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