Crab Cakes Helen

Name: Crab Cakes Helen
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp. butter; 5 Tbsp. flour; 1 1/2 c. milk; 1 Tbsp. salt; 2 tsp. pepper; 1 egg, beaten; dash of celery salt; 1 tsp. minced onion; 2 c. cooked crab meat; mayonnaise; dry bread crumbs

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter
5 Tbsp. flour
1 1/2 c. milk
1 Tbsp. salt
2 tsp. pepper
1 egg, beaten
dash of celery salt
1 tsp. minced onion
2 c. cooked crab meat
mayonnaise
dry bread crumbs

Directions

1

Melt butter; blend in flour.
2

Add milk, stirring constantly, until thickened.
3

Add salt, pepper, egg, celery salt and onion and continue cooking until very thick.
4

Remove spine from crab meat and add to mixture.
5

Chill for several hours.
6

Form into cakes or cut into steak shape pieces.
7

Dip each cake or steak into flour, then spread generously on both sides with mayonnaise and roll in bread crumbs.
8

Brown in hot butter.