Crab Po' Boys
List of Ingredients
Crab Po' Boys
List of Ingredients:
2/3 c. mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. finely chopped sweet pickle
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 c. minced onion
1/2 c. minced red bell pepper
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 lb. lump crab meat, picked over
1/2 c. thinly sliced scallion greens
6 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 lightly beaten egg white
1 c. fine dry bread crumbs
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
cayenne to taste
4 five-inch lengths soft-crumb French bread, split and toasted lightly
4 iceburg lettuce leaves, sliced thin
Make mustard mayonnaise:
In a bowl, whish together 2/3 c. mayonnaise, sweet pickle, and Dijon mustard and
reserve.
Make crab po' boys:
In a small heavy skillet, cook onion and bell pepper in butter over moderately
low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. in a bowl, stir together onion
mixture, crab meat, scallion greens, 6 Tbsp. mayonnaise, egg, 1 Tbsp. bread
crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, and salt to taste. Put remaining 1/2 c.
bread crumbs in a small bowl and put a piece of plastic wrap on a work surface.
Form one fourth crab mixture into a 3-inch patty (it will be soft) and coat with
bread crumbs, transferring to plastic wrap. Make 3 more patties in same manner
with remaining crab mixture and bread crumbs. Refrigerate several hours. In a
10-inch heavy deep skillet, heat 1/4 inch vegetable oil over moderately high
heat until hot but not smoking and fry patties until golden and cooked through,
about 2-1/2 minutes on each side, transferring to paper towels to drain. Spread
bread with reserved mustard mayonnaise and sandwich crab and lettuce between
bread. Serves 4.
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