Crab Cakes

I bought 4 cans of crab meat, for a very reasonable price.

What to do, what to do...

All Recipes came to my rescue, with this recipe. We thought we were set.

Best Ever Crab Cakes

These crab cakes are easy to make and the best I've ever eaten! Serve with coarse mustard on the plate or your favorite mustard sauce. Submitted by LINDACHEK

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 min

Yield: 4 crab cakes

Ingredients

1 large egg

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 tablespoon minced green onions

4 teaspoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon dried tarragon

⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes

8 ounces crabmeat

½ cup crushed buttery round crackers

1 tablespoon butter

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Whisk egg, mayonnaise, green onions, lemon juice, tarragon, and pepper flakes together in a medium bowl.

Gently stir in crabmeat, being careful not to break up meat.

Gradually mix in cracker crumbs, adding until desired consistency is achieved.

Form crab mixture into 4 patties.

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook patties in the skillet until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes on each side.

Serve and enjoy!

Back to me, angel. Well, being we did not have chunks of crab meat, we had chopped crab meat, we needed more crackers. We doubled the amount, and it still wasn't enough. So if we make it again, we are definitely adding more crackers!

The other thing is add salt and pepper to taste!