Ingredients
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1 lb fresh-picked maine crabmeat (or any other fresh crabmeat)
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3 cups unseasoned dry breadcrumbs
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1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
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4 -5 dashes Tabasco sauce or 4 -5 dashes other hot pepper sauce
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1 medium red bell pepper, finely minced
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4 scallions, minced
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1 stalk celery, finely minced
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1 cup mayonnaise (approximately)
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1/4 cup additional breadcrumbs, for coating
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oil (for frying)
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1 large egg
Instructions
- Combine crabmeat, breadcrumbs, mustard, hot sauce, bell pepper, scallions, celery and egg in a large bowl.
- Add just enough mayonnaise to hold the ingredients together, being careful not to make it so moist that the mixture will fall apart.
- Divide into 8 patties.
- Coat with additional bread crumbs, then fry, four at a time, in hot oil until crispy and brown on all sides.
- ***Patties can be made ahead of time and frozen- they freeze very well.