Email to Buny      

Crab Cakes: Wharf Rat Crab Cakes

Source of Recipe

Wharf Rat


List of Ingredients

1 pound jumbo lump crab meat
1 cup bread crumbs -- (1 to 2)
2 cups mayonnaise
1 egg
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
2 tablespoons old bay seasoning
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 lemon, juiced


Recipe

Sort through crabmeat and remove any shells. Mix in bread crumbs until there is an even distribution through out the crabmeat. In a separate bowl combine all other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Gradually add the mix to the crabmeat until the crabmeat is moist but not too wet. Divide crabmeat into cakes (1 ounce for appetizers, 4 to 6 ounces for entrie). Thoroughly heat crab cakes for 10 to 15 minutes at 375ºF and finish under the broiler to brown the top. Crab cakes can also be pan-fried. Yield: varies according to size.