Crab Cakes

Not a Traditional Crab Cake...So Much Flavor...No Filler

1/2 Red onion (diced)
1 Clove Garlic (minced)
1 Jalepeno Pepper (minced)
Salt/Pepper
3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil (1 tablespoon for saute / 2 tablespoons for pan frying)
1 Can of Crab Meat (lump or crab claw meat, cleaned and picked over)
1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 Tablespoon Mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons Wondra Flour
Panko Bread Crumb

Coat the bottom of a small sauce pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
Over medium heat saute onion,garlic and jalapeno pepper till soft (about 4-5 minutes)
Season with salt/pepper
Remove from heat and cool
In a bowl combine crab meat, mustard, mayonnaise and cooled onion mixture
***Mix well and add Wondra flour one tablespoon at a time
Form into 8 cakes
Lightly coat crab cakes in Panko bread crumb
Place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour to set
Remove cakes from refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature
Heat a frying pan with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
Pan fry each side of the crab cake till Panko is golden brown (about 3-4 minutes per side)

***Wondra flour is an instant flour and can be found in any Supermarket.

Crabby Portabellas

So Delicious...

4 Portabella Mushrooms
*1 Can of Claw Crab or Lump /Crab Meat (from seafood department of your grocery store) 
1 Package of Cream Cheese (softened)
4 Scallions (white part cut off and sliced small)
1 Tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
Ritz Crackers (about half a sleeve crushed)
1/2 cup chicken broth
Salt / Pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Remove gills from portabella mushrooms.  This can be done easily with a spoon taking care not to break the mushroom sides
Season the inside of each mushroom with with salt / pepper

In a separate bowl combine cream cheese, scallions and Old Bay seasoning.  Mix until well blended

With a tablespoon, gently, stuff each portabella mushroom with the cream cheese filling
In a baking dish pour in chicken broth
Place stuffed mushrooms in the dish close together
Top each mushroom with crushed Ritz crackers
Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until the center of the mushroom is hot
Broil 1-2 minutes to brown cracker top

Note:  *Crab claw meat is less expensive than lump crab meat and it is a little sweeter tasting.