Ingredients

16 ounces crab - lump blue crab preferred.

2 eggs

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon mustard

1 tablespoon melted butter

1 teaspoon parsley flakes

3 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning

1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1 tablespoon fresh thyme

butter for cooking the cakes

Sauce (serves many)

1 cup mayo

4 tap chili garlic sauce

1.5 tap lemon juice

Preparation

In a medium mixing bowl, combine all ingredients EXCEPT the crab meat After mixing the ingredients, add the crab meat and gently mix it in. Form the batter into cakes - 6-8 cakes is a good expectation. Fry the cakes in melted butter (don’t overdo the butter) in a frying pan, about 6 minutes per side. Serve the cakes hot.

Notes for baking (6/18/11): * reduce to 1/4 cup breadcrumbs * form 3 balls per pound of meat * 3 tablespoons (1 extra) mayo * for one ball at a time, bake at 400 for 22 min. * broil for four minutes (watching closely) with bit of butter on top of cake