Crab Cakes With Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lump crabmeat
3/4 lb. unshelled shrimp
1 whole egg
3/4 c. heavy cream
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 c. finely chopped green onions or scallions
1 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1/2 c. vegetable oil
Parsley Butter Sauce

Preparation

Pick over the crab to remove any cartilage or shell.
Leave the lumps as large as possible.
Shell and devein the shrimp.
Put the shrimp in a food processor or blender and add the egg, cream, salt and pepper.
Blend as finely as possible.
Pour and scrape the mixture into a mixing bowl.
Add the crab, green onions, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce.
Blend gently but thoroughly.
Shape the mixture into 10 cakes.