Crab cakes with spicy olive sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsFresh crabmeat, lumps broken up
2tablespoonsWorcestershire sauce
6tablespoonsMinced fresh parsley
½cupPackaged fine dry bread
1canUnsalted tomato sauce
½cupSlivered pitted California crumbs
2Eggs
1tablespoonButter or margarine
1tablespoonVegetable oil ripe olives
2teaspoonsLouisiana hot sauce to taste

Directions

SPICY OLIVE SAUCE

Mix crab with Worcestershire sauce, parsley, bread crumbs and eggs.

Shape into 8 small cakes. Prepare sauce. Saute cakes in butter and oil over medium-low heat until golden, turning once, about 2 minutes on each side. Serve with sauce. Spicy Olive Sauce: Combine tomato sauce, olives and hot sauce in saucepan. Heat.

Cooking time: 4 minutes.

Total preparation time: 20 minutes.

From: Michael Orchekowski Date: 09-26-94