New Orleans Crab Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. blue crab meat
1 lb. snow crab meat
1/2 c. Bechamel sauce
1/2 c. wet bread, crust removed and squeezed well
1/2 c. onion, chopped fine
1/2 c. peppers, chopped fine
2 Tbsp. butter
sprigs of thyme and parsley
1/3 c. chopped scallions (fine)
1 clove garlic, fine chopped
1 c. olive oil
2 c. bread crumbs
salt and cayenne pepper to taste

Preparation

Saute onion, peppers, scallions and garlic in butter for 4 to 5 minutes.
Add parsley, thyme, Bechamel sauce, bread, salt and cayenne pepper.
Mix all and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Take off the fire and when cool, form the mixture into 2-inch cakes.
Roll in bread crumbs and saute in olive oil until golden brown.
Serve hot with a cold cucumber dill sauce.
Serves 12.
Bon appetit.