Crab Cakes and Fresh Tomato Salsa

[walton_eats]

Crab Cakes

1 lb lump crab meat
4 medium scallions, sliced thinly
2 tblsp chopped fresh Italian parsley
1-1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 large egg
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 cup panko crumbs
1/4 cup vegetable oil

(note: if you can't get fresh lump crab, Costco sells 1 lb cans of Phillips brand lump crab for a very reasonable price, and it works beautifully in this recipe.)

Gently mix crab meat, scallions, parsley, Old Bay, bread crumbs and mayonnaise, being careful not to break up the crab meat. Gently fold egg into mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Divide mixture into 6 equal portions and form into cakes. Place on cookie sheet covered with waxed paper or parchment paper. Cover with another sheet of waxed paper or parchment paper. Chill for at least 30 minutes, up to 24 hours.

Put panko crumbs on a flat plate or pie plate. Press crab cakes on both sides into panko crumbs. Heat oil in non-stick pan over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Fry crab cakes until hot through, crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes each side. Serve with Fresh Tomato Salsa. Also good with mango salsa or pineapple salsa.

Fresh Tomato Salsa

4-6 large home-grown tomatoes, peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/2 large sweet onion, chopped
1 tblsp lime juice
Kosher salt, to taste
3-4 shakes Tobasco sauce

Toss ingredients together and chill for at least 30 minutes.

Comments

[anthologie.livejournal.com]

*scoops avocado off plate, eats*

(Crab cakes usually make me nauseated, and salsa is iffy because people usually put peppers/spicy things in it, and that makes me sick too. It looks delicious though.)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Skip the Tobasco and the salsa is *very* mild. You could sub red onion for the sweet onion and that would make it even milder.

Avocado is Food of the Gods. I love just cutting a ripe avocado in half, sprinkling it with a bit of salt (just a bit) and scooping the flesh out with a spoon and eating it.

[webzombi.livejournal.com]

Avocado may well be the "Food of the Gods" but it makes my lips itch--let's publish some "Fruit of the Underworld" recipes. [oh, but when my lips itch, kissing often alleviates--a built-in bonus? perhaps i should rethink the whole avocado thing?]

:-)