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Crab Cakes And Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

  
   
   
   
Ingredients -  
   

Crab Cakes:
1 1/2 cups Cracker Meal (found near bread crumbs in supermarket)
1/2 cup Milk
3 (6 ounces each) cans Lump White Crab, drained very well
a few pinches Coarse Salt
1 rounded teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
a handful chopped Fresh Italian Parsley
1 stalk Celery from heart of stalk, chopped very fine
zest of 1 Lemon
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
6 drops Hot Sauce
2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
1 large Egg, beaten
Vegetable Oil, for frying
1 Lemon, cut into wedges

Sauce:
3 Roasted Peppers
6 to 10 drops hot sauce (6 for mild, 10 for hot)
juice of 1/2 Lemon
1/2 teaspoon Celery Salt, or to taste

  
   
Preparation:  
   

Sauce:
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until a smooth, loose paste is formed. Set aside.

Crab Cakes:
Place cracker meal in a bowl and moisten with milk. Add crabmeat, salt, Old Bay seasoning, baking powder, parsley, celery, lemon zest, Worcestershire, Tabasco, mayonnaise or dressing, and beaten egg. Combine crab cake mixture and form into 8 patties. Fry in hot oil (1/2-inch deep) over medium-high heat until golden, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Serve with lemon wedges and Red Pepper Sauce.