Yummy Crab Cakes

Serves 6


Ingredients:

1 pound crabmeat
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons yellow mustard
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon crab seasoning
1 cup fresh grated bread crumbs


Method:

- Put crabmeat in mixing bowl. Add beaten egg. Mix lightly. Add remaining ingredients in order listed.

- Form the crab cake mixture into the desired size. Fry in skillet with vegetable oil on medium to high heat (about 1/2-inch of oil in bottom of skillet).

- Fry on one side until golden brown and turn over on other side to get the same.


I normally serve this with a dill-meyo sauce:


1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon fresh dill, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
a dash of tabasco sauce

In a small bowl, whisk together ingredients until blended.


Enjoy...

Chili Crabs

Ingredients:

2-3 whole cooked crabs
1/4 cup tomato ketchup
2 tablespoons hot chili paste
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons regular soy sauce
1 tablespoon tamarind paste
3 tablespoons peanut oil
4 green onions, sliced thin
1 piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 chile, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish


Method:

- Pull the main shell off the crab and discard it. Remove the gray gills and the soft insides. Cut the body in half and then cut between each leg.

- In a bowl mix the ketchup, chili paste, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and tamarind paste; thin it with 1/4 cup water and set aside. Pour the oil into a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add the scallion, ginger, garlic, 1/2 the chile, and cilantro and cook for 1 minute. Add the crab and stir-fry for another minute. Pour in the sauce and continue cooking, stirring often, until the crab has absorbed the sauce and the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.

- Put onto a platter and garnish with the rest of the chile and cilantro. Serve with plenty of napkins!


Enjoy...

Stuffed Crab Shells

Serves 8

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 onion, finely chopped
1 celery, chopped
1/2 bell pepper, chopped
1 pound crab meat
3 Tablespoons minced green onion, bulbs only
2 Tablespoons minced parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1 egg beaten with 1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup plain bread crumbs
Buttered bread crumbs



Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Melt butter in skillet over low fire.
Add onions, celery, and bell pepper and cook slowly until tender.
Add crab meat, green onions, and parsley, and simmer about 10 minutes.
Add salt, pepper, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and egg-milk mixture. Set aside to cool slightly.
Add approximately 3/4 cup bread crumbs to obtain stuffing consistency.
Stuff crab shells and top with buttered bread crumbs.
Bake 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.


Enjoy...