Best Ever Crab Cakes Simple 4 Step Recipe

Ingredients:

Servings:

4-6

Units: US | Metric

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons oil

1/2 small onion, diced

1/4 small pepper, diced

1 celery rib, diced

2 slices bacon, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

12 ounces crabmeat

1 cup breadcrumbs

1 teaspoon yellow mustard

1/2 cup mayonnaise

oil (for frying)

Directions:

1

in a large frying pan, heat oil and butter. Add onion, pepper and celery and bacon. Cook on low to medium heat for approx 10 minutes until vegetables are softened and bacon is mostly cooked. Add garlic and cook 5 more minutes until bacon is crispy. Remove pan from stove to cool slightly.

2

In a large bowl put crab meat, bread crumbs, mayo, mustard, and vegetable mixture. Stir until combined. Add more breadcrumbs or mayonnaise if necessary to make patty consistency.

3

Form into patties. Fry in oil until golden on both sides ( approx 7 minutes per side).

4

Serve as patties next to rice or on s bun!