Oregon Crab Cakes!!

Oregon Crab Cakes!
we catch a lot of crab this time of year and always looking for a good
crab recipe, heres one we like!

2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 c. red onion
1 stalk celery, finely diced
1 pound lump crabmeat
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons chives, finely minced
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
5 cups panko bread crumbs(about)
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 c. flour
3 eggs, beaten

Heat oil in a sauté pan. Add onions and celery and sauté until onions
is translucent. Remove from heat and set aside.

In a large bowl, mix crabmeat, mayonnaise, mustard, chives,
parsley, and 1 cup panko with the onion/celery mixture.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Form into 2-inch cakes.

Roll cakes first in flour, then in beaten eggs, then in
the remaining 4 cups of panko, each time shaking off excess.
Heat oil, and sauté the crab cakes until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels.

make a nice sauce for the crab cakes! and enjoy!