New Orleans Crab Cakes made with RITZ Crackers
Ingredients
24 servings, 2 crab cakes each
- 1 lb. plus 6 oz. mayonnaise
- 1 ground red pepper
- 6 lb. canned crabmeat, well drained, flaked
- 1 lb. RITZ Crushed Crackers, evenly crushed, divided
- 1½ lb. chopped pimientos, well drained
- 4 oz. green onions, chopped
- 8 oz. butter
NUTRITION FACTS
Nutrition per serving
DIRECTIONSTips
Mix mayonnaise and red pepper in large bowl. Add crabmeat, 3 cups of the cracker crumbs, pimientos and onion; mix well.
Shape crabmeat mixture into 48 patties, using 1/3 cup of the crabmeat mixture for each patty. Coat on both sides with remaining 3 cups cracker crumbs.
Cook patties in butter on medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until heated through and golden brown on both sides.
TIP:
Add 4 tsp. grated lime or lemon peel (or 1/2 tsp. for the trial recipe) to the crabmeat mixture before shaping into patties.