Simple Crab Cakes with Spicy Mayonnaise

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These crab cakes have a great balance of ingredients which yield tender cakes that stay together without being dry. The icing on the cake, so to speak, is the spicy mayo made simply with mayo, chili sauce, and lemon juice. Make sure to make the mayo ahead of time so the flavors can meld.

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serves/makes:

ready in:
1-2 hrs

ingredients

1/2 pound lump crab meat
1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 cups fresh bread crumbs, more as needed
1 egg, lightly beaten
salt and pepper, to taste
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Spicy Mayonnaise
1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons hot chili sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice

directions

Carefully pick over the crab meat, feeling for bits of shell and cartilage and discarding them.

Stir in the peppers, seasoning and mayonnaise. Stir bread crumbs into mixture adding more as needed to bind ingredients.

Shape into cakes. Place on a plate and chill for 1 hour in refrigerator.

Dip each cake into beaten egg and then into bread crumbs and set aside. Heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Cook cakes on each side until golden brown. Serve warm with spicy mayonnaise.

For Spicy Mayonnaise: Stir all ingredients until well combined and chill.