Crab Cakes:

2 eggs

2 Tablespoons mayonnaise

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon horseradish

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 to 4 Tablespoons chopped green onion

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

A dash of Tabasco Sauce

1 Tablespoon fresh ginger root, grated

1-1/4 cups fine saltine cracker crumbs (set 1 cup aside to coat the crab cakes in later), use 1/4 cup now

2 cups crab meat

3 Tablespoons olive oil or other vegetable oil, heated in a heavy skillet

In a large bowl, combine the eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, salt, green onions, lemon juice, Tabasco Sauce, add 1/4 cup of the crumbs and the crabmeat. Mix well. Shape into eight 1/2 inch patties. Coat with remaining crumbs. Chill on a plate in your freezer for at least 30 minutes.

Heat oil in skillet, cook patties over medium to medium high heat until golden brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately with lemon wedges.

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