Yield: 6 appetizer portions or 12 hors d’ Oeuvres
Prep: 5 minutes | Cook: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lb Crab meat, Maryland Blue Crab meat or Dungeness, cleaned with shells removed
• ½ cup Panko
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp shallots, minced
• 1 tsp Worcestershire
• 1 tsp Dijon
• 1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp chives, chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 Meyer Lemon, juice and zest
• Salt and Pepper

Preparation

1. Combine the mayonnaise with all ingredients except the crabmeat.
2. Gently fold in crabmeat and season to taste. Portion crab cakes into desired size.
3. Using a frying pan on medium heat add canola oil and gently pan fry the crab cakes on each side until golden brown.
4. Transfer crab cakes to a sheet pan with paper towels to soak up some of the oil from the crab cakes.
5. Crab cakes can be kept warm in a 200 degree oven. Serve with chopped fresh herbs and/or aioli.

1. Combine all ingredients. Season to taste with lemon, salt and pepper.
2. If the mayonnaise becomes too thin whisk in canola oil.
3. Serve on the side of the crab cakes.

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