cherokee town & cc crab cakes

(2 RATINGS)
38 Pinches
Jonesboro, GA
Updated on Jan 5, 2012

This was listed in the AJC as one of 2011 Top recipes on 1/5/12.

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yield 5 Crab Cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 - egg
  • 1 tablespoon old bay
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/3 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1/3 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 pound jumbo crab meat
  • 1/2 pound backfin crab meat
  • 4 - saltine crackers
  • 1 tablespoon melted unsatled butter

How To Make cherokee town & cc crab cakes

  • Step 1
    Mix all the seasonings into a flavored mayonnaise that is used to bind the crab and cracker crumbs. You will have mayonnaise left over. Refrigerate and use within 3 days. The mayonnaise used in teh crab cakes will be cooked, by any leftover mayonnaise will contain raw egg. Pasteurized eggs can be used as a substitute.
  • Step 2
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a small baking sheet.
  • Step 3
    MAYONNAISE-In the bowl of a food processor, combine mayonnaise, egg, Old Bay, Dijon Mustard, dry mustard, salt, Worchestershire and lemon juice. Refrigerate.
  • Step 4
    CAKES-In a medium bowl, pick through crab meat and remove all bits of shell, being careful not to break up the chunks of meat. In a bowl of a food processor, purse crackers until they make fine crumbs. Add crumbs to crab with 1/2 cup flavored mayonnaise. Reserve remaining mayonnaise for another use. Form the crab mixture into 5 cakes.
  • Step 5
    Place cakes on baking sheet and brush with melted butter. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. You may also broil the crab cakes or pan fry them.
  • Step 6
    Serve hot and enjoy!

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