Crab Cakes

13 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 3/4 c. finely chopped onion
  • 1 c. soft bread crumbs
  • 1 lb. crab meat, flaked (bone tissue removed)
  • a pinch of Old Bay spice
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. dry mustard
  • 1/8 tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 Tbsp. chopped parsley
  • 1 to 2 Tbsp. cream
  • 1/2 c. flour

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat butter or margarine in a skillet and partially cook the onion.
  2. 2
    Remove from heat and stir in bread crumbs; combine with the crab meat.
  3. 3
    Add a mixture of the beaten eggs and the next 5 ingredients; blend thoroughly.
  4. 4
    Add enough cream to hold the crab meat mixture together.
  5. 5
    Shape into 12 (2 1/2-inch) cakes.
  6. 6
    Coat cakes with flour.
  7. 7
    Fry in butter or oil (about 1/4 inch deep in skillet) until cakes are golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
  8. 8
    Serve with lemon wedges.

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