I LOVE Crab. I could eat crab any way it comes. I usually buy snow crab legs when I go to the grocery store to eat as a treat for myself. When we worked in Virginia, I had a crab trap that I kept in the water all the time. Every day after work I went down to the river and emptied my trap, and cooked up a steamed crab or two. I was in heaven, because I could get crabs for free like that!
Yesterday we had to go to town. While we were there, there was a guy selling seafood out of the back of his pick-up truck. I bought some shrimp and some lump crab meat. I knew I would make some crab cakes with the crab meat, even though I have never made any before. I searched around on the internet and looked at several recipes, then came up with my own:
Gluten Free Crab Cakes
1/2 yellow onion, chopped fine
2 celery stalks, chopped fine
3 garlic cloves, chopped fine
2 tablespoons butter
1 egg
1 tablespoon mayonaise
1 tablespoon gluten free Worchestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon cayene pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup gluten free bread crumbs (I used Hol-Grain Brown Rice Bread Crumbs)
16 oz lump crab meat
1/4 cup olive oil
Melt the butter in a large skillet. When it is hot, add the chopped celery, onion, and garlic and sautee until the onions are clear. Put the sauteed vegetables in a mixing bowl. Add all the rest of the ingredients, and mix well. Put the olive oil in the skillet. While the olive oil is heating, pat a handful of the crab mixture into a pattie, but don’t mash it to hard together. Place in hot oil. Fry until browned on one side, then turn over and brown the other side.
I served mine with steamed brussels sprouts and potato cakes. And they are delicious!
Kinsley says
YUMM-O. Thanks for sharing. I am gonna try these!
Cyndi says
Those look mouth watering……..thank you for sharing Karen!
Medifast Coupons says
Great crab cakes, sound so good and look awesome. Family is gonna love these, thanks so much.