CRAB CAKES

By á-6817

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups fine fresh bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound Maine crabmeat
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 About 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus additional for coating
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in large skillet over moderate heat. Add breadcrumbs, salt & pepper & let cool. Place crabmeat in large bowl & remove any bits of shell. Add lemon juice. Toss. Mix in sour cream, ½ cup flour & bread crumbs. Form mixture into 12 equal-sized patties. If mixture is too wet, add a little more flour. Coat each crab cake with flour. Heat vegetable oil in large skillet over moderately high heat until hot, add crab cakes & cook until nicely brown about 2 minutes on each side.