Gerri's Crab Cakes

Description

Simple and delicious crab cake recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lump crab meat (Phillips is a good brand)
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 scallions
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley (or 1 tbsp. dry parsley)
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground pepper
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• Sauce:
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 1/4 c. mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp. horseradish

Preparation

• Get a large mixing bowl.
• Get a medium-size skillet and fill with cooking oil (olive or peanut) about 1/4 inch deep.

Directions

• Mix crab, mayonnaise, and about 1/4 cup of bread crumbs.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Mold mixture into patties, about three inches diameter.
• Roll patties in remaining bread crumbs.
• Cook in oil about four or five minutes per side, or until lightly browned.
• Mix ingredients for sauce and serve on the side.

Source

This comes via a friend-of-a-friend chain. Gerri is a friend of Wendy's friend Janet. Gerri made these crab cakes for a group of friends at the beach and they were an instant hit. She tried to make us keep it a secret, but if you're reading this, well, the secret's out.