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Louisiana Lump Crab Cakes

Louisiana Lump Crab Cakes

My aunt Christine taught me how to make crab cakes over the phone. And what I learned is that you can use leftover boiled shrimp as a binder instead of breadcrumbs. When you grind shrimp in a food processor, it becomes sticky, and just a small amount will hold crabmeat and smothered vegetables together well enough to form into patties.

Ingreadient :
For the Crab Mix
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 pounds yellow onions, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup finely diced celery
  • 1/4 cup finely diced green bell pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 pound boiled or steamed crabmeat
  • 1/2 cup peeled boiled shrimp
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
  • 3/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper, plus more as needed
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, plus more as needed
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce, preferably Original Louisiana Hot Sauce, plus more as needed
  • 1/2 lemon, plus lemon wedges for serving
For Dredging and Panfrying
  • 2 cups fine cornmeal, preferably freshly milled
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Clarified butter (see Note) or canola oil
Direction :
For the Crab Mix
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 pounds yellow onions, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup finely diced celery
  • 1/4 cup finely diced green bell pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 pound boiled or steamed crabmeat
  • 1/2 cup peeled boiled shrimp
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
  • 3/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper, plus more as needed
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, plus more as needed
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce, preferably Original Louisiana Hot Sauce, plus more as needed
  • 1/2 lemon, plus lemon wedges for serving
For Dredging and Panfrying
  • 2 cups fine cornmeal, preferably freshly milled
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Clarified butter (see Note) or canola oil