Webmaster's Note: Sherry Johns of Breton Bay in southern Maryland and Dorsey Marshall of Dorsey's Fish & Oyster House have graciously provided us with their "own personal favorite crabcake recipe". Thanks Sherry and Dorsey. To provide your favorite seafood recipe for our readers,
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JOHNNY CAKES CRABCAKE RECIPE
- 2 lbs. lump crabmeat - picked over
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 large celery stalk finely chopped
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
- 1 lbs. large shrimp pureed
- salt and pepper to taste
In skillet over medium heat, melt butter add onion and celery and saute` until soft. Place in large bowl to cool. Add eggs and sour cream and mix together. To the bowl add cheese, parsley, worcestershire sauce, shrimp, salt and pepper. Mix well.Then fold in crabmeat and shape into cakes. Place on a baken sheet sprayed with a non fat cooking spray and broil 5 to 10 minutes a side until they are done. ENJOY! John Ewasco Wilmington, De.
SHERRY JOHNS' FAVORITE CRABCAKES
- 1lb crabmeat
- 1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup mayo or, better yet, helmons mayo
- 1 egg
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tbsp. old bay seasoning
- 1/2tsp. dry mustard
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Combine all ingedients in a large bowl (don't get carried away with bread crumbs, just enough to hold cakes together). Make into patties and fry in butter -- for lower fat use cooking spray.
DORSEY'S FISH & OYSTER HOUSE CRAB CAKES
- 1 Lb. Lump Backfin Crabmeat
- 1 - 2 t. Old Bay (to your taste)
- 2 T. Jiffy Baking Mix
- 1 T. Parsley Flakes
- 2 T. Mayonnaise (generous)
- 1 T. Prepared Mustard
- 1 Beaten Egg
- 1/4 t. Worcestershire Sauce
Mix dry ingredients, then add remaining items & pour over lump crabmeat. Gently mix so not to break up lumps. Scoop out with ice cream scoop and form each in a ball. Should make about 6 - 8 nice Crab Cakes. Deep fry or broil until light brown. ENJOY! Dorsey Marshall, Jr.
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