i live in brooklyn with my husband, sam, who is an avid fisherman; we are fortunate enough to have access to a place on the jersey shore (yep, THAT jersey shore,) which we primarily use for the purposes of catching & fishing seafood, and watching cable tv. (yes, we are sad, old married people. but happy sad!) this weekend we traipsed down with a few friends and were met with a downpour of rain. so instead of digging up our own, we bought a dozen live blue crabs, a bunch of mussels, some steak and sausages and made a feast. i made up this crab cake recipe with stuff we had handy in the house, and they turned out absolutely delicious, so i thought it’d be a good one to share before summer slips away.
homerun crab cakes
meat of about 7 crabs (we cracked them apart and took out the meat ourselves – maybe i’m a weirdo, but i think this is part of the fun – but you can buy crab meat too – I’d say about a cup and a half would be right.)
4 slices of sourdough bread, slowly toasted to make crumbs
1 egg
2 T mayonnaise
1 ear of corn, steamed and kernels removed
4 cloves of garlic, slow roasted (i roasted mine with some bacon fat we had left over from breakfast, but olive oil works too!)
1 t old bay seasoning
salt & pepper to taste
i slowly toasted the bread – at about 200 degrees – until it was dry and firm all the way through, then let it cool completely before dropping it in a blender and whirring it into oblivion. divide it in half – you’ll use some to coat the crabcakes before frying. add the first half into the batter. now add the corn, garlic, spices, and egg; mix until just combined. prepare a pan with a little bit of butter on medium-high heat; form your crabcakes – about 2 inches in diameter – and coat them in the reserved sourdough crumbs. drop them in the pan and sauté until well browned on each side. i served these with a roasted tomato mayo – just roast some tomatoes with a drizzle of oil and a hit of salt at 450 until they start to blacken, then blend with some mayo – but tartar sauce or any mayo would be great! enjoy!
thanks so much to dana for inviting me to write here, and sorry if i talked too much!
xo audrey
