Crabcakes

By cgipe

Breeze Inn (Mary Kay Andrews book)

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1 T butter
• 2 T minced onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 T red bell pepper, minced
• 1/2 tsp Old Bay
• 3 T half-and-half
• 1 T spicy brown mustard
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp parsley
• 1 lb white claw crab meet
• 1/2 c bread crumbs
• 1/4 c parmesan
• 2 T vegetable oil
• 2 T melted butter

Preparation

Step 1

Saute vegetables in butter until limp, about 3 minutes. Add Old Bay, half-and-half, and mustard. Mix well. Add egg, parsley. mixing well. Fold in crab.

Form into 8 patties. Pat topping onto both sides and refrigerate. Bake at 400 for 7-10 minutes on cookie sheet.