Golden Crab Cakes

Recipe courtesy of Florida Agriculture Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound fresh lump Florida crabmeat
2 tablespoons red onion, minced
2 tablespoons bell pepper, green or red, minced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
2 egg whites
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Cracker meal, as needed
Fresh bread crumbs, as needed
Olive oil, as needed for pan frying

Cooking Directions:

1. In a medium-sized bowl combine the first four ingredients.
2. In a separate bowl combine the next five ingredients and stir mixture until smooth. Add to crabmeat mixture; stir and gradually add cracker meal until cakes can be for medium.
3. Roll for medium cakes in the fresh bread crumbs and pan fry in olive oil over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.

Makes 2 servings.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of Florida Agriculture Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture.