Crab Cakes

Ingredients:

• 3 ounces bread crumbs

• 3 green onions, diced

• 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning

• 2 whole eggs

• 1 pound lump crab meat

• 1 teaspoon olive oil

• 1 roasted red pepper

• 7 fresh basil leaves

• 1 cup mayonnaise

• 1 lemon

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Garlic, to taste

For the crab cakes:

Mix all ingredients together, except for the bread crumb & lump crabmeat. Fold in bread crumbs & lump crabmeat after all ingredients have been mixed together. Portion the crab cakes using a round cookie cutter into 4 to 6 servings. Sear crab cakes in sauté pan for 2 minute on each side.

For the sauce:

Sauté roasted red pepper and basil leaves in olive oil until the basil leaves become wilted. Using a food processor, combine the sautéed pepper and basil leaves with the mayonnaise and lemon. Add salt, pepper and garlic to taste while processing.

Serve with crab cakes.

Dean Stefanic