Down Home Crab Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 egg, beaten
1/3 c. minced green pepper
3 Tbsp. minced onion
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. pepper
1 lb. fresh lump crabmeat, drained
about 2 c. fresh breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
tartar sauce (optional)

Preparation

Combine mayonnaise and egg in a large bowl; mix in the next 5 ingredients.
Stir in crabmeat and 1 to 1 1/4 cups breadcrumbs or enough to hold mixture together.
Shape into 8 patties.
Coat patties with remaining breadcrumbs.
Heat butter and oil in a large heavy skillet; add crab cakes in batches and fry until lightly browned on both sides.
Serve with tartar sauce.