Crab Cakes

By razorboy

Ingredients

• 1 # crab meat
• Salt and pepper
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1/2 med onion, chopped
• 1 T butter
• 3 oz raw shrimp
• 1/4 c cream (may need more if mousse too thick)
• 1/2 t hot sauce
• 1 t lemon juice
• 1/2 t old bay seasoning
• Veg oil for sauteing

Preparation

Step 1

Pulse celery and onion if food processor, 5-8 pulses, until finely chopped
Saute veg in butter until softened and moisture has evaporated
Pulse shrimp until finely ground,12-15 pulse
Add cream and pulse to form mousse, 2-4 pulses
Combine cooled veg, crab, old bay, lemon, hot sauce and mousse to bowl
Gently combine ingredients, being careful not to break-up the lumps of crab
Divide mixture into 8 balls and press into 1/2" thick patties
Place on sheet pan lined with parchment paper and refrigerate 30 min
Coat each cake with panko, saute in 1 T oil over med heat until brown on both sides (may need two spatulas to turn the cakes, so as not to break them up)