Key West Style Crab Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb crabmeat (I use canned,lump)
2 slices bacon (cooked crisp & crumbled)
2 tablespoons onions (minced)
1/2 red bell pepper (cleaned & chopped fine)
1/2 green bell pepper (cleaned & chopped fine)
1 celery rib (chopped fine)
1 clove garlic (minced)
1/4 cup fresh herb (parsley, cilantro, basil)
3 -4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
salt and pepper
1 pinch cayenne
1 egg (beaten)
1 -2 tablespoon heavy cream
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons oil

Preparation

When preparing bacon, remove from pan and sautee onions, peppers, celery & garlic in bacon drippings.
Transfer to a bowl, add crabmeat, herbs& breadcrumbs.
Fold in egg & cream.
Form into patties, size of your choice.
Wrap & refrigerate atleast 30 minutes.
Pan fry cakes in butter/oil til crispy on both sides, approximately 3 minutes per side.
Serve with horseradish/mustard sauce.