Over the weekend a friend asked me for a recipe for Crab Cakes, because he needed to learn how to make them for his girlfriend, as they were her favorite. He reported back huge success with it today via email, so I figured this would be a good recipe to share with you all today.
Crab cakes aren't hard to make at all, and are usually quite well received. I would serve these with a nice salad: spring mix, walnuts, apple, Gorgonzola, balsamic dressing. With salad, you should be able to pull this meal off for around $25.
Drink suggestion: crisp white wine
Ingredients:
1 lb of crab meat
1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed into crumbs
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 red pepper, finely diced
1/4 cup celery, finely diced
1/4 cup Miracle Whip
1 egg
dash each of salt and pepper
flour
1/2 cup oil for frying (suggested is peanut oil, but you can use others)
Prep work (5 minutes)
Mix everything in a bowl, except for the frying oil and flour.
Instructions
Shape your mixture into little crab cake patties. Dust them with flour.
Put oil in skillet over medium heat.
When pan is hot, fry your crab cakes until brown on each side. About 4 minutes each side.
Serve hot. Normally with a Remoulade sauce. My recipe for Remoulade is different each time I make it. Basically, I mix mayo, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, pickle relish and lemon juice together and throw in whatever spices appeal to me. Usually garlic powder and parsley. It's like a cold condiment soup, and I mix it to taste. You can buy it if you like as well, for around $4.
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