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Alaska Crab Cakes
6 servings
Ingredients
7 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
20 saltine crackers, finely crushed in a blender or food processor
1 cup dried fine breadcrumbs or cracker meal
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Directions
Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat
Add the flour and whisk until well blended, 2 to 3 minute
Add the green onions, salt, cayenne, and black pepper
Stir for about 2 minutes
Slowly add the milk and stir constantly until the mixture thickens, about 4 minutes
Remove from the heat
In a mixing bowl, combine the egg with the crabmeat and cracker crumbs
Mix gently so as not to break up the crabmeat. Fold in the milk mixture and let cool
Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and shape into patties
In a shallow bowl, combine the breadcrumbs (or cracker meal).
Heat the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat
Dredge the patties, coating evenly, in the breadcrumb mixture
Fry the patties until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes on each side
Drain on paper towels and serve hot
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