Kk's Crab Cakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb crabmeat, jumbo lump
• 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• 5 -6 dashes tabasco sauce
• 5 -6 dashes hot sauce, such as frank's
• 1 drop worcestershire sauce
• 2 -3 tablespoons finely crushed saltines
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs
• oil, for pan frying

Recipe

• 1 saute the onion in the butter until translucent, 2-3 minutes. toss the onion/butter mixture, crab, parsley, seasonings, cracker crumbs and mayonnaise together in a bowl. season with salt and pepper, then add the egg and gently mix together.
• 2 form into crab cakes and place on a plate to chill for about 1/2 hour. this step is very important or the cakes will not hold together when cooking.
• 3 put bread crumbs on a plate and press each crab cake into the crumbs, coating both sides.
• 4 fry crab cakes gently on both sides using medium heat until nicely brown and crispy. don't fry them too fast.
• 5 serve with tartar sauce or cocktail sauce, if you must.