Savory Maryland Crab Cakes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces backfin crab meat
• 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion (i use vidalia)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper (or any other color)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 2 slices bread
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided (1tbs/3tbs)
• flour, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 remove crust from bread, and discard. cut remaining bread into cubes.
• 2 on medium heat, melt 1 tbs butter, and add chopped celery, onion, and pepper. cook until soft and tender.
• 3 in medium bowl add crabmeat, egg, mayonnaise, worcestershire, bread, old bay, and cooked vegetables. mix together thoroughly. (i use my hands).
• 4 form mixture into cakes. this will typically yield 4 - 5 large cakes.
• 5 dust cakes lightly in flour.
• 6 melt remaining 3 tbs butter in skillet over medium/high heat.
• 7 sprinkle cakes lightly with more old bay.
• 8 cook cakes in butter until the bottoms are a beautiful crispy golden brown and flip (about 4 minutes per side).
• 9 enjoy!