Feeling crabby.

Yum!

My mother held the annual library staff crab feast last Sunday...and we had a ton of crabs left over. The best thing to do with them is make crab cakes! This recipe came from:

http://www.virtualcities.com/ons/md/gov/mdgov90.htm

Ingredients:

1 pound Maryland Crab meat (Blue crabs!)

1 cup seasoned bread crumbs

1 large egg

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon dry mustard

Margarine, butter, or oil for frying

1. Remove all cartilage from crabmeat
2. In a bowl, mix bread crumbs, eggs, mayonnaise and seasonings.
3. Add crab meat and mix gently by thoroughly. If mixture is too dry, add a little more mayonnaise. Shape into 6 cakes.
4. Cook cakes in a frying pan in just enough fat to prevent sticking until they are browned (about 5 minutes on each side).

*Note: If desired, crab cakes may be deep fried at 350 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes or until browned.

This is the simplest recipe I found. They can be served with tarter or remoulade sauce.