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New/different Crab Cake Ideas?
I've got a craving for crab cakes. I normally use a recipe I got out of an
old cookbook my Mom has. It's good, and it goes like this: 3 c. crab meat 1/3 c. breadcrumbs 2 Tbs. mayonnaise 2 tsp. finely chopped parsley 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. dry mustard 1 egg 3 Tbs. butter* In a large bowl, shred the crab meat (if lump). Mix in remaining ingredients except butter. Divide into 8 cakes. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter until hot. Fry cakes in butter (*I usually use a mixture of a little butter and canola oil), flattening gently with a spatula as they are added, until golden brown; turn once and brown the other side. Serves 4 (2 cakes each) Note: I've only got canned crab meat. Don't slam me for living inland Variations I've tried: Adding Old Bay Seasoning. Adding minced onion, celery & bell pepper. All that is good and I have those ingredients. For some reason today, the idea of adding finely chopped water chestnuts popped into my head. ??? I don't know where that came from. I also thought of perhaps patting the prepared crab cakes lightly with some Zatarain's seasoned Fish-Fri prior to pan frying. Says it is good for soft crabs; I don't have any soft-shell crab but crab cakes are pretty "soft" Any other suggestions to make crab cakes a bit more... I don't know... different? (Please, no salsa or hot pepper suggestions!) Thanks, Jill |
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New/different Crab Cake Ideas?
jmcquown wrote:
> > I've got a craving for crab cakes. I normally use a recipe I got out of an > old cookbook my Mom has. It's good, and it goes like this: Hey, your timing is impecible! And I can't even spell that! I have an expensive can in the refrigerator and crab cakes are on my mind. Now help me get on IRC so I can annoy you all. nancy |
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New/different Crab Cake Ideas?
Nancy Young wrote:
> jmcquown wrote: >> >> I've got a craving for crab cakes. I normally use a recipe I got >> out of an old cookbook my Mom has. It's good, and it goes like this: > > Hey, your timing is impecible! And I can't even spell that! I have > an expensive can in the refrigerator and crab cakes are on my mind. > > Now help me get on IRC so I can annoy you all. > > nancy I can't find the email I sent you last time. The IRC server is irc8.penguinpowered.ca Port 6667 Jill |
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New/different Crab Cake Ideas?
jmcquown wrote:
> For some reason today, the idea of adding finely chopped water chestnuts > popped into my head. ??? I don't know where that came from. Water Chesnuts are always what I "eat around" when I'm munching on Chinese Take-Out... It's something about the texture that just bugs me...hmm... ~john! -- What was it like to see - the face of your own stability - suddenly look away... |
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New/different Crab Cake Ideas?
levelwave wrote:
> jmcquown wrote: > >> For some reason today, the idea of adding finely chopped water >> chestnuts popped into my head. ??? I don't know where that came >> from. > > > Water Chesnuts are always what I "eat around" when I'm munching on > Chinese Take-Out... It's something about the texture that just bugs > me...hmm... > > ~john! I love them. I love bamboo shoots, too. But not bean sprouts, which remind me of worms for some reason Jill |
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