Don't Be So Crabby!

Now I'm not a big fan of recipes. In fact, I HATE recipes. This is why I don't BAKE. Baking is all about recipes because if you're missing one item or if you're off by a tablespoon or so, you need to start all over. Cooking is about making the food taste the way you want it to taste. If it tastes too much like this then you add a little bit of this to balance it out.

I've gotten a few complaints from people that I never give them recipes. I always tell them to put a little of this in, and toss in some of this. Well, what is THIS???

So for your enjoyment I will share with you a recipe that I actually measured out and tested myself. 

I call this the  

New Jersey-Asian-Maryland Crabcake

Haha. Just kidding. I don't have a name. But here it is!

2 lb. Jumbo Lump Crab
1 cup Mayo
1/2 cup Dijon Mustard
1.5 T Worcestershire
2.5 T Tabasco
1 Egg
1 T Old Bay
2 Cup Break Crumb
3/4 Cup Sm. Diced Red Pepper (Optional)
1/2 Cup Cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste

- If you decide to use the Bell pepper, saute it with a little oil and salt and pepper for 8 min and keep it to the side.
- Make sure the oven or toaster oven is preheated to 400 degrees.
- Combine Mayo, Mustard, Worcestershire, Tabasco and Old Bay.
- Add crab meat to wet ingredients and gently fold with a rubber spatula or spoon.
(Traditionally a Maryland Crabcake is folded so that the Lumps stay nice a big but if you want to break them  up and have little shredded pieces of crab that's fine.)
- Add the egg and chopped cilantro. At this point you can taste the mixture. Check for seasoning, or spice, or too much of this and that etc. It's OK to eat it, the crab meat is already cooked.
- Add the bread crumbs and fold/mix till all is incorporated.
- Make desired crabcake size/shape. But make sure the crabcake is no more than about 3/4 inch thick.
- Put a pan on medium high heat and add some clarified butter. Yes, I said clarified butter.
- Once the pan is hot, sear the crabcakes on one side for about 3-4 minutes. You can life the bottom of it to see how brown it is. Make sure it's nice and golden brown!
- Flip over and sear but only for about half the time (so about 2 min).
- Transfer onto baking sheet and toss into the oven.
- Let cook in the oven for about 7-8 min.
- Take out and enjoy!

If you want a sauce, check out my salmon cake blog and look for the Lime Aioli. Any questions? Shoot me a message! I told you I wasn't quitting!

bien manger

-cwis

See you "later"

I'm not quitting...i'm just taking a break. How long? Not sure but i'll let you know!

bien manger

-cwis