MARYLAND CRAB CAKES

Gently combine the crab meat with the saltine crumbs, scallions and minced bell pepper

add mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, tarragon, Dijon mustard, egg, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay Seasoning and hot sauce in another bowl

whisk to combine

add mayo mixture into crab mixture

refrigerate 1 hour (Chilling the mixture helps to prevent them from falling apart when you cook them.)

while crab chills, whisk together ingredients for the special sauce

mayonnaise sour cream dill pickle relish fresh chives Old Bay Seasoning Dijon mustard sugar

form into crab cakes and roll in saltine crackers

makes 10 (3 oz.) crab cakes. Great for dinner portion. OR make them smaller for appetizer portions

cook in a nonstick skillet, ~3-5 minutes each side.

serve with special sauce!

yum!

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