Dungeness Crab Cakes

The humble crab cake. How can anything so simple be so delicious? White bread, a few chopped up veggies, mustard and a pound of crab - That's it. Just click on the picture to increase its size.

The keys to good crab cakes is cheap white bread  and to make sure they don't get gummy. You want to rinse the crab, and then gently press it through cheese cloth in a colander. The veggies should be pressed as well.

Mix the crab and the vegetables, and spicy mayo well, by gently - you want to try to keep the bigger peices of crab intact.

  After forming the patties, its good to let them rest. If you can wait, its better to let them site overnight. They are delicate and they seem to firm up just enough over night.

We fired up the gasser, and got some green beans going

 Did a little cast iron action. This is a  pan that Doris' mom gave us while visiting. It was actually Doris' grandmother's. Berea KY to New Castle, IN to Trout Lake WA. That pan has had a serious workout.

 The finished product.