Classic New England Crab Cakes

Ingredients

• •½ cup onion
• •½ cup celery
• •6 tablespoons butter
• •1 pound lump crab meat
• •⅓ cup bread crumbs
• •½ cup mayonnaise
• •½ teaspoon seafood seasoning
• •½ teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• •3 drops hot sauce
• •2 tablespoons parsley
• •¼ teaspoon salt
• •¼ teaspoon pepper

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Cook onion and celery in 4 tablespoons butter over moderately low heat, until tender.
2. 2Transfer to a bowl.
3. 3Stir in crab and bread crumbs.
4. 4In a small bowl whisk together mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.
5. 5Stir into crab mixture until combined well.
6. 6Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
7. 7Form crab mixture into 6 flattened rounds.
8. 8Chill crab cakes, covered with plastic wrap, at least 1 hour.
9. 9Heat 1 tablespoon butter over moderate heat until foam subsides.
10. 10Cook half of crab cakes until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
11. 11Cook remaining cakes in remaining tablespoon butter in same manner.