Decided to make dinner and wanted to try something "seafood" so I made crab cakes. I normally despise any kind of seafood, so I was surprised that I actually liked them.
Avocado salsa on the side--best stuff EVER
Crab Cakes!
edit directions:
2 eggs, lightly beaten
11oz crab meat
1 tablespoon mayo
green onion finely chopped
2 teaspoons sweet chili sauce
1 1/4 cups fresh white breadcrumbs
oil for shallow-frying
lime wedges for serving
for salsa:
3 ripe roma tomatoes, chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 large ripe avocado, diced
1/4 cup (or less) lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1. combine eggs, crab meat, onio, mayo, sweet chili sauce, and breadcrumbs in a bowl. stir well. using wet hands, form them into small patties, cover and refrigerate for 30 min.
2. For salsa: put tomatoe, onion, avocado, lime juice and sugar in bowl. season to toss with salt/pepper and toss gently.
3. heal oil over stove until you can drop a cube of bread in and it browns in 15 seconds. Cook crab cakes over medium heat for 6 minutes or until brown on both sides. Drain on paper towel.
4. EAT!
Avocado salsa on the side--best stuff EVER
Crab Cakes!
edit directions:
2 eggs, lightly beaten
11oz crab meat
1 tablespoon mayo
green onion finely chopped
2 teaspoons sweet chili sauce
1 1/4 cups fresh white breadcrumbs
oil for shallow-frying
lime wedges for serving
for salsa:
3 ripe roma tomatoes, chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 large ripe avocado, diced
1/4 cup (or less) lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1. combine eggs, crab meat, onio, mayo, sweet chili sauce, and breadcrumbs in a bowl. stir well. using wet hands, form them into small patties, cover and refrigerate for 30 min.
2. For salsa: put tomatoe, onion, avocado, lime juice and sugar in bowl. season to toss with salt/pepper and toss gently.
3. heal oil over stove until you can drop a cube of bread in and it browns in 15 seconds. Cook crab cakes over medium heat for 6 minutes or until brown on both sides. Drain on paper towel.
4. EAT!