Maryland Style Crab Cakes

Maryland Style Crab Cakes
Ingredients for Crab Cake:

½ pound of crab meat, all shells removed (Costco has a great price on crab meat!)
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1 egg
1 clove of garlic, minced
½ red bell pepper, finely minced
1 small leek, white portion only, finely minced
1 tablespoon tarragon, rough chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, rough chopped
¼ cup of mayonnaise
½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper to taste


For the breading:

1 cup of flour
2 eggs, beaten well
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning
Grapeseed oil for shallow frying
It is important to use grapeseed oil because it has a high smoking point


For Tartar sauce:

1 cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sweet pickle, minced
1 small shallot, minced
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chives, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Combine all crab cake ingredients, adding just enough breadcrumbs to bind the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Form the mixture into golf ball size balls and flatten into a disc.
2. Place flour, eggs, breadcrumbs and Old Bay in separate shallow bowls. With each individually portioned crab cake:
a. Dredge entire cake in flour, ensuring tat there is a light even coating but no excess.
b. Submerge in egg, coating in both sides.
c. Coat evenly on all sided with breadcrumbs
3. Heat a saute pan over medium heat and add the oil. Saute cakes until breading has turned golden brown and crunchy, about 5 minutes per side. Serve immediately with the tartar sauce.

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