Dungeness Crab Cakes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Pounds-Dungeness Crab meat
• 3 Tablespoons-Celery-chopped
• 3 Tablespoons-Onion-chopped
• 3 Tablespoons-Mayonnaise
• 1 Egg-beaten
• Pinch-Cayenne Pepper
• Pinch Dry Mustard
• 2 Tablespoons-Dijon Mustard
• 1 Tablespoon-Worcestershire Sauce
• Pinch Salt
• Pinch Ground Black Pepper
• Pinch Old Bay Seasoning
• 1/2 Cup-Panko Bread Crumbs
• 3 Ounces-Lemon Juice
• Vegetable Oil-for frying
• Parsley-for garnish (optional)

Make sure that the crab and shrimp (if using) are drained and dry of excess water.

Grind the celery and onion in food processor and move to large bowl.

Add the shrimp, (if using), mayonnaise, egg, cayenne, both mustard's, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and Old Bay seasoning, and 3/4's of the bread crumbs and blend well. Fold in the crab meat.

Form into 4 ounce patties. Place on a cookie sheet-type pan, and sprinkle with the remaining bread crumbs. Chill for no more than 2 to 3 hours.

These cakes can be deep-fried, pan-fried or lightly drizzled with oil and baked in the oven at 400 degrees.

Serve with your favorite tartar sauce or crab dip recipe.

If deep frying, fry until cakes are a deep golden brown; if pan frying, fry 3 to 4 minutes per side, until the cakes are a deep golden brown.

Makes about 12 Dungeness Crab Cakes, or 6 servings.

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