Dungeness Crab Cakes

Dungeness crab inhabits the waters on the west coast of North America and every time we pass through Seattle, Peter and I always pick up a couple of crabs at Pike Place Market to bring home. The fish markets all pack the crabs, or fish for that matter, in traveling boxes that are acceptable to the airlines, so we can savor the flavors from the Pacific Northwest even after we return home.

Pike Place Seafood Market - Seattle, WA

It's amazing how much wonderful crab meat Peter can extract from two Dungeness crabs. This time Peter made a crab meat dip that we enjoyed as appetizers and snacks several days in a row. We also made a delicious crab salad but our particular favorite was these crab cakes, the recipe for which was derived from the one posted earlier this year for Trout and Crab Cakes. What we especially like about this recipe is that the crab meat is the center of attention with little else holding them together. We did serve them with a chipotle sauce but found that it was just too overpowering for the this delicate Dungeness crab, a squeeze of lemon was all that we wanted.

Dungeness Crab Cakes
(Makes 4 servings of 2 Crab Cakes Each)  

2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
2 green onions (scallions), white part only, finely chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
10 ounces fresh Dungeness crab meat, picked over for shell
Flour for dredging
2 tablespoons olive oil
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• In a medium bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, egg. mustard, Old Bay seasoning, onion, cilantro, and bread crumbs. Gently mix in the trout and crab. Shape the mixture into 8 patties, each about 2½ inches in diameter. They will barely hold together. Spread the flour on a plate and lightly dredge the patties, coating evenly. Place the patties on a plate, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat and cook half the trout cakes until golden, about 3 minutes on each side. Repeat for the remaining cakes. Arrange 2 trout cakes and a wedge of lemon on each of 4 plates and serve immediately.

Comments

[crab cakes]

Nothing like a good crab cake!

[S.hughes]

YUMMO!!!!!!!!