DEVILED CRAB CAKES

Deviled Crab Cakes image

Provided by CookinNEatinGal

Categories Crab

Time 25m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter
1 cup celery, diced small
1 small onion, peeled, and diced small
1 small green pepper, diced small
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup parsley, chopped fine
1 lb lump crabmeat
2 eggs, well beaten
2 hard-boiled eggs, diced small
2 cups breadcrumbs

Steps:

Melt butter in a med-sized saucepan.
Sauté celery, onion, and green pepper, until tender.
Add mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
Move mixture to a lg. mixing bowl, and add parsley, crabmeat, and 2 well-beaten eggs. Mix well with hands.
Fold in diced hard-boiled eggs and 1 cup breadcrumbs.
Mold with medium ice cream scoop into crab cakes.
Sprinkle with remaining breadcrumbs.
Broil to cook 30 minutes.
•To prepare these deep-fried:
Beat 2 eggs with 1/2 cup milk.
Roll each crab cake in this mixture, then roll in dish of 1 cup of breadcrumbs.
Deep fry at 375°F, until golden brown.