DAD G'S CRAB CAKES

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Great crab cake recipe. Thanks Dad. We miss you!

Provided by chrisG

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood Crab Crab Cake Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 tablespoons margarine
½ cup minced onion
½ cup minced green bell pepper
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups light cream
1 pound crab meat
2 egg yolks, beaten
½ cup bread crumbs
1 tablespoon melted butter
½ teaspoon paprika
1 cup corn oil, or as needed

Steps:

Melt margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and green bell pepper in margarine until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir mustard, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning, salt, hot pepper sauce, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into the onion mixture. Sprinkle flour over the mixture; stir to integrate. Pour cream over the mixture; bring to a boil, stirring constantly and cook for 1 minute. Fold crab meat into the mixture.
Spoon some of the liquid from the skillet into the bowl with the beaten egg yolks to temper the egg; stir. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet and stir. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.
Transfer crab mixture to a bowl; refrigerate until chilled completely, about 1 hour.
Mix bread crumbs, melted butter, and paprika in a shallow bowl.
Divide the crab mixture into 4 portions; form into patties. Gently press the patties into the bread crumb mixture to coat.
Pour enough corn oil into a flat-bottomed pan to be 1-inch deep; heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cook patties in hot oil until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.4 g, Cholesterol 177 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 25.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 1113.2 mg, Sugar 3.3 g