Delmarva crab cakes

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsCrabmeat
2tablespoonsLemon juice
3Eggs
2tablespoonsMayo
1cupBreadcrumbs
1teaspoonSalt
teaspoonPepper
1teaspoonDry mustard
2teaspoonsWorchestershire sauce
¾cupMilk
¼cupFlour
1teaspoonPaprika
Sauce:
1tablespoonButter
1tablespoonFlour
½cupMilk

Directions

Pick out shells from crabmeat and sprinkle crab with lemon juice. Make sauce. Heat and stir together butter and flour and stir in ½ cup milk until thick. Cool. Beat 2 eggs with the cooled sauce and blend in the mayo, ¼ cup breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, mustard and worchestershire.Gently combine crabmeat with saucemixture and chill until firm. Form into 9 to 12 patties. Beat 1 egg with milk. Bread cakes by dipping them in flour then egg milk mixture and then in remaining breadcrumbs and paprika. Fry in hot shortening until golden. Recipe is typical spicy crab cakes of the Delmarva area.

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