Crab Cakes

When the crabbing is really really good, and you're bored with the great old boiled crab feast, here's some variation...

• Clean and boil 1 or more crabs, Dungeness or Rock.
• Unshell the crabs...no shell fragments! Put the crab meat in a bowl of water and swish around, the heavier shells will sink to bottom. Scoop out meat and press out as much water as possible.
• For 1 crab, dice half an onion and 2 stalks of celery. Saute in oil until browned.
• Add onion and celery to crab mean. Crack an egg into it and add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise. Mix well.
• Add spices to taste -- some paprika adds nice zing.
• Crumble some crackers or corn flakes into a shallow bowl. Scoop a golf ball size of crab mix, roll into crumbs -- don't worry if it isn't well-formed, it will firm up in pan.
• Heat frying pan to medium, add cooking oil or butter. Drop ball in, flatten with spatula to 1 cm thick.
• Cook until brown on both sides.
• Serve with cocktail sauce: stir ketchup, mayo, and tabasco sauce.
• Voila....crab cakes!

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