Delmarva Crab Cakes
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Seafoods
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      pound         crabmeat
   2      tablespoons   lemon juice
   3                    eggs
   2      tablespoons   mayo
   1      cup           breadcrumbs
   1      teaspoon      salt
     1/8  teaspoon      pepper
   1      teaspoon      dry mustard
   2      teaspoons     Worcestershire sauce
     3/4  cup           milk
     1/4  cup           flour
   1      teaspoon      paprika
                        ***SAUCE***
   1      tablespoon    butter
   1      tablespoon    flour
     1/2  cup           milk
 

Preparation:

Pick out shells from crabmeat and sprinkle crab with lemon juice. Make sauce. Heat and stir together butter and flour and stir in 1/2 cup milk until thick. Cool. Beat 2 eggs with the cooled sauce and blend in the mayo, 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, mustard and Worcestershire. Gently combine crabmeat with sauce mixture and chill until firm. Form into 9 to 12 patties. Beat 1 egg with milk. Bread cakes by dipping them in flour then egg milk mixture and then in remaining breadcrumbs and paprika. Fry in hot shortening until golden. Recipe is typical spicy crab cakes of the Delmarva area.