Down East Crab Cakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation 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)
• 1/4 cup additional breadcrumbs, for coating
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 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.