Cocktail Crab Cakes

Name: Cocktail Crab Cakes
Yield: Makes 24 small cakes
Ingredients: 1 pound, jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over to remove cartilage and shell; 4 , scallions, green parts only, minced; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh parsley leaves; 1 1/2 teaspoons, Old Bay seasoning; 2-4 tablespoons, fine dry bread crumbs; 1/4 cup, mayonnaise; 1 , large egg; 1/2 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1/4 cup, mayonnaise; 1/4 cup, sour cream; 2 teaspoons, minced canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce; 1 , small garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 teaspoon); 2 teaspoons, minced fresh cilantro leaves; 1 teaspoon, juice from 1 lime

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Appetizers

Fish & Seafood

Crab cakes are typically the first to go at any cocktail party, despite the fact that they are frequently bland, and greasy to boot.

SERVESMakes 24 small cakes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our best cocktail crab cakes recipe was made with fresh meat, “jumbo lump” in particular, and just enough binding to hold the meat together. We liked bread crumbs best for our cocktail crab cakes recipe because they blended well into the mi...

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