Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, mike's ez crab cakes. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook mike's ez crab cakes using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's EZ Crab Cakes:
- Prepare 2 lbs Fresh Or 4 (6 oz) Cans Lump Crab Meat [fully drained & picked for shells]
- Take 1 Cup Regular Bread Crumbs [+ 1 cup reserves for coating]
- Make ready 1/2 Cup Roasted Garlic Bread Crumbs
- Prepare 2 tbsp Minced Parsley [+ reserves for garnish]
- Prepare 3 LG Green Onion Stalks [fine chop]
- Prepare 1/2 Cup Multi-colored Bell Peppers [fine chop]
- Take 1 tsp Minced Garlic [+ 1 tsp Lemon Pepper & Black Pepper to taste]
- Make ready 2 tsp Brown Mustard
- Take 4 Dashes Hot Pepper Sauce
- Make ready 2 Dashes Worshestershire Sauce
- Take 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
- Make ready 1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- Prepare 1/2 LG Lemon [juiced + reserves for garnish]
- Prepare 1 LG Egg
- Get Frying Oil [as needed]
- Get 1 Packet Knoors Hollandaise Sauce [optional]
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Instructions to make Mike's EZ Crab Cakes:
- A great brand of crab meat! - - Check closely for any shells.
- Mix everything together except for oil, hollandaise sauce and anything that says, "+ reserves." - - Add crab last and don't over mix. You'll want those lumps in this dish.
- Make your crab cakes to the size you desire. Smaller or larger. [smaller are less likely to fall apart upon flipping] It's up to you. - - Before plating your cakes on a plate, lightly spray plate with Pam to keep them from sticking.
- Place cakes in the fridge for 1 full hour to chill. Otherwise they'll fall apart while frying.
- After 1 hour, pull cakes from fridge and generously coat/pack cakes well with your reserved bread crumbs.
- Place oil in a pan and heat. Fry crab cakes until they're golden brown. About 5 minutes. - - Be careful when flipping them. Allow them to fry on one side for as long as you can without burning before gently flipping them. - - Upon flipping, use a spatula to lift cakes and another spatulas back side to secure the cake on its top. Then flip. - - Drain cakes on paper towels.
- If opting, make your Hollandaise Sauce as per manufacturer's directions. Know it will require both milk and butter. - - For additional flavor, add a couple of dashes of Old Bay and cracked black pepper to your sauce.
- Serve straight or, lightly drizzle Hollandaise Sauce over your crab cakes and garnish with fresh parsley. - - Definitely serve with lemon wedges to the side. Enjoy!
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