Crab Cakes w/ Roasted Garlic Mayo
(from craftybuttercup’s recipe box)
Source: Online Recipe Search Engine
Categories: Seafood
Ingredients
- 2 stalks of celery (chopped)
- 4 scallions (white parts thinly sliced)
- 2 lbs crab meat (cooked)
- 2 cups mayo
- 3 cups bread crumbs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 head garlic
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350F
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Seperate garlic cloves and place into baking dish, drizzle with oil.
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Roast until soft (35 mins) and let cool in the pan.
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Lower temp to 200F, peel garlic and add lemon juice and mash together with a fork.
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Stir 1/2 cup mayo into mashed garlic
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Mix celery, scallions, crabmeat, remaining mayo and 2 1/2 cups bread crumbs (season with salt and pepper to taste).
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Place extra bread crumbs on wax paper and form 1" thick patties.
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Melt butter with veg. oil in large skillet and fry the patties until golden brown