Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper; cut in half lengthwise -- seeded
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic
- dash Tabasco sauce
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup red onion -- minced
- 2 tablespoons celery -- minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 egg white -- lightly beaten
- 1 pound lump crabmeat -- shells removed
- 1 1/4 cups panko (JAPANESE BREADCRUMBS) -- divided
- 2 tablespoons butter -- divided
Instructions
- Preheat broiler.
- To prepare mayonnaise, cut bell pepper in half lengthwise; discarding
- seeds. Place pepper halves, skin side up, on a foil-lined baking sheet;
- flatten with hand. Broil 12 minutes or until blackened. Place in a brown
- paper lunch bag and seal. Let stand for 10 minutes. Place pepper, 1/3
- cup mayonnaise, garlic, and hot pepper sauce in a food processor. Process
- until smooth and transfer to a bowl and chill in refrigerator.
- To prepare crab cakes, combine 1/3 cup mayonnaise and next 6 ingredients
- (through crab) and 3/4 cup panko in a large bowl; stir until well
- combined.
- Form into 6 patties; dredge patties in remaining 1/2 cup panko.
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high
- heat.
- Add 3 patties to pan and cook for 10 minutes..turning once.
- Remove from pan and repeat process with remaining butter and patties.