Dinner for 2

Old Bay Crab Cakes

Name: Old Bay Crab Cakes
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 2 tbsp each: finely chopped chives and finely chopped italian parsley; 2 tsp dijon mustard; 1 1/4 tsp worcestershire; 1/2 heaping tsp old bay seasoning; 3/8 tsp tabasco hot sauce (optional); as needed kosher salt and ground black pepper (optional); 1 lb lump crabmeat; 1/2 cup + 1 tbs crushed ritz crackers; 2 tbsp each: vegetable oil and unsalted butter (optional)

$29.84for 445 minServes 2

Lump crabmeat is mixed with seasoned mayonnaise and crushed crackers, chilled, and pan-fried until crisp and heated through.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.09Typical price
	Crab, 1 lb$12.99/lb typical	1 lb	$12.99Typical price
	Butter, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.92

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Mustard, mayo, ketchupAsian sauces and pastesDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsHot sauce

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings (the source says 8, which counts pieces)
$$$$typical cost tier

American Low-carb Budget Family Appetizers Dinners Snacks

Typical price

$7.46 per serving$29.84 for 4

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Ingredients

1 large egg
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp each: finely chopped chives and finely chopped italian parsley
2 tsp dijon mustard
1 1/4 tsp worcestershire
1/2 heaping tsp old bay seasoning
3/8 tsp tabasco hot sauce (optional)
as needed kosher salt and ground black pepper (optional)
1 lb lump crabmeat
1/2 cup + 1 tbs crushed ritz crackers
2 tbsp each: vegetable oil and unsalted butter (optional)

Steps

Whisk the egg, mayonnaise, chives, parsley, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
Fold in the crabmeat and crushed crackers.
Shape the mixture into eight cakes and chill them for 30 minutes.
Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Cook the cakes for 4 minutes per side, until browned, firm, and heated through.

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