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Dungeness Crab Cake

Loosely bound with minimal bread crumbs, the delicate flavor comes through perfectly.
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crab, crab cake, Dungeness, lump crabmeat

Ingredients

  • 2 cup lump crabmeat
  • Zest of whole lemon
  • Juice of 1/3 lemon
  • 1/2 shallot, diced fine
  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp semi-dry chopped basil
  • 1 tsp semi-dry chopped chive
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp horseradish (optional)
  • 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise (up to 1/2 cup as needed to bind)
  • 1 Tbs butter
  • 1 Tbs olive oil

Instructions

  • Except for the mayonnaise, add all ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl, and toss together lightly.tossing
  • Add 1/2 cup mayonnaise and gently stir to combine. Add the additional mayo, and slight amount more Panko, to help bind as needed.
  • Add butter and olive oil to hot saute pan and swirl to combine. When bubbly, add crab cakes.
  • Saute first side until completely browned and warmed through, the turn carefully to brown the second side.
  • Remove cooked crab cakes to serving platter and serve.