Cookbook:Florida Style Crab Cakes

| Southern U.S. cuisine | Seafood recipes

Ingredients

 * 1 teaspoon Florida Bay seasoning (see note)
 * ½ cup mayonnaise
 * 1 egg
 * ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
 * ¼ teaspoon cayenne
 * 1 tablespoon thinly-sliced chives
 * 1 tablespoon finely-chopped cilantro
 * ½ teaspoon ground coriander
 * Juice of ½ lime
 * White pepper, to taste
 * Salt, to taste
 * ⅓ cup Italian bread crumbs
 * 2 pounds lump crab meat, picked over to remove shell bits and cartilage
 * 2 tablespoons butter

Procedure

 * 1) Combine Florida Bay seasoning, mayonnaise, egg, mustard, cayenne, chives, cilantro, coriander, and lime juice in a large mixing bowl.
 * 2) Season to taste with white pepper and kosher salt.
 * 3) Fold in the bread crumbs and crab meat as gently as possible, trying to avoid breaking up the lumps.
 * 4) Rest mixture in the refrigerator ½ to 2 hours.
 * 5) Divide and shape into 5 patties.
 * 6) Heat butter in a large heavy-bottomed skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat.
 * 7) Cook the crab cakes in the butter about 2 minutes per side, until golden brown on both sides.
 * 8) Lower heat to medium and cook until the cakes are hot but still moist on the inside, about an additional 3 to 5 minutes per side.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Florida Bay seasoning, also known as Old Florida Bay seasoning and Florida seasoning, may be difficult to find locally. It is available through several Internet-based merchants. Alternatively, you could substitute Old Bay seasoning.