REC- Barefoot Contessa's Crab Cakes: Cole Salw & crab cakes for dinner tonight-

cynupstateny

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I upped the crab, Tabasco and Old Bay

Delicious and, with the variety of colorful vegetables, really pretty!

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

3/4 cup small diced red onion (1 small onion)

1 1/2 cups small diced celery (4 stalks)

1/2 cup small diced red bell pepper (1 small pepper)

1/2 cup small diced yellow bell pepper (1 small pepper)

1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tablespoon capers, drained

1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (recommended: Tabasco)

1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 teaspoons crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 pound lump crabmeat, drained and picked to remove shells

1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs

1/2 cup good mayonnaise

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten for frying

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup olive oil

Place the 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons oil, onion, celery, red and yellow bell peppers, parsley, capers, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, crab boil seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large saute pan over medium-low heat and cook until the vegetables are soft, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, break the lump crabmeat into small pieces and toss with the bread crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, and eggs. Add the cooked mixture and mix well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Shape into bite-sized crab cakes.

Heat the butter and olive oil for frying over medium heat in a large saute pan. Add the crab cakes and fry for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until browned. Drain on paper towels; keep them warm in a 250 degree oven and serve hot.

 
I've seen her make this but have never paid much attention to the amounts

since my family is wedded to mine (no celery, only red bell pepper, etc.) but I would have to comment that for 1/2C of bread crumbs and ALL the other ingredients I would use a pound of crab. Crab cakes are all about the crab and not the filling, to me.

 
I was curious when you first posted the recipe and looked it up in the cookbook. I noticed she said

she likes to serve them as finger food and wondered if that is why they have more fillers, so they would hold together.

 
Didn't notice that note of increasing the crab.

I think she did make these for a party but with all that bread crumbs and 2 eggs it would still hold together, IMO.

 
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