Best Ever Crab Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons oil
1/2 small onion, diced
1/4 small pepper, diced
1 celery rib, diced
2 slices bacon, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
12 ounces crabmeat
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
1/2 cup mayonnaise
oil (for frying)

Preparation

in a large frying pan, heat oil and butter. Add onion, pepper and celery and bacon. Cook on low to medium heat for approx 10 minutes until vegetables are softened and bacon is mostly cooked. Add garlic and cook 5 more minutes until bacon is crispy. Remove pan from stove to cool slightly.
In a large bowl put crab meat, bread crumbs, mayo, mustard, and vegetable mixture. Stir until combined. Add more breadcrumbs or mayonnaise if necessary to make patty consistency.
Form into patties. Fry in oil until golden on both sides ( approx 7 minutes per side).
Serve as patties next to rice and a vegetable, or place on a bun with tarter sauce, tomatoes, and lettuce -- whatever you decide, these will be great!