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Maryland Crab Cakes

From the Kitchen of: Sylvia

Source: Taste of Home Feb/Mar '99

Comments: Catherine Tocha, Silver Spring. Maryland - I've lived in Maryland for more than 50 years, so I know firsthand how much folks around here love crab cakes. I experimented with a number of recipes and came up with this one. My family really likes it.

1		egg
1/4	c	milk
3	Tbsp	mayonnaise
1	Tbsp	all-purpose flour
1	Tbsp.	Worcestershire sauce
1	tsp	prepared mustard
1	tsp	salt
1/4	tsp	pepper
1	lb	cooked crabmeat or 3 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
1/2	c	dry bread crumbs
2	Tbsp	butter or margarine

• In a large bowl, whisk together the first eight ingredients. Fold in crab. Place the bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Drop 1/3 cup crab mixture into crumbs; shape into a 3/4-in.-thick patty. Carefully turn to coat. Repeat with remaining crab mixture. In a skillet, cook patties in butter for 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• 6 patties