Chesapeake Crab Cakes
Ingredients:
- 12 pounds deluxe crab meat, hand picked
- 2 soft-ball sized onions, chopped fine
- 1/4 cup cayenne pepper
- 1 bunch celery, chopped fine
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped fine
- 26 eggs (beaten)
- small bottle Tabasco sauce
- 1 squeezed lemon
Preparation Instructions:
Cook all water out of onions and celery and add to crab. Mix in uncooked parsley. Add remainder of ingredients and mix well. Deep fry 3-ounce patties at 350 degrees until they float. Serve hot. Makes about 100 servings.
» Crabs cooked using the above recipe are really a delight--you can eat them in the morning and all through the night.
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| Did you know? |
| "Chesapeake" is a Susquehanock word meaning "great shellfish bay." |
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| "It was absolutely scrumptious. Crabcakes for dinner on Friday, breakfast and lunch on Saturday. We were in bliss." |
| Constance C., Michigan |
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