Curt and I usually make these over 4th of July after we load up on dungeness crab at Mom and Dad’s house. Everyone loves these things – what’s not to like, really?
Crab Cakes
Ingredients:
1# crab meat chopped
1/2 finely chopped green pepper
1/2 finely chopped red pepper
1 stalks celerey finely chopped
1/2 cup fresh basil finely chopped
1 yellow onion finely chopped
1 3.5 oz box panko breading
3 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 eggs
coat in corn meal (optional)
Directions:
Sweat the onions until soft and clear.
Mix all other ingredients in a large bowl.
Once the onions have cooled off, mix them in.
Form crab patties and pan fry them in about 1/2 in vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides
Shrimp Sauce
Ingredients:
2 cups whipping cream
3 Tbl. Chopped basil
1 tso cayenne
2 tsp lemon juice
3 cloves chopped garlic
2 Tbl. Butter
1 Tbl cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tbl water
1 # shrimp
Directions:
Saute butter, garlic & basil. Add shrimp & cook. Add rest of ingredients except for starch & simmer. Add starch to thicken..
