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Gaido’s famous
galveston Crab Cakes
Ingredients
4 tbsp mayonnaise
5 tsp mustard
5 tsp Worcestershire
3 tbsp Old Bay
5 tbsp softened unsalted butter
5 tsp half-and-half
5 tbsp minced shallots
3 eggs
21/2 cups fresh bread crumbs
21/2 pounds lump crab meat
Lagniappe
Pre heat the oven to 350. Combine the mayonnaise, mustard,
Worcestershire, old bay, butter, half & half, shallots and eggs in a mixing
bowl.
Add the bread crumbs and mix till the crumbs are saturated. Fold 2 pounds
of the crab meat into the mixture gently.
Coat 10 4 oz baking cups with nonstick spray and divide the mixture evenly
among the cups.
Bake for 15 minutes and remove the cakes from the cups.
Sear the crab cakes in a little oil in a pan till light brown on both sides.
Top each cake with a couple of pieces of crab meat and drizzle with some
Cognac sauce, Meuniere sauce or something similar.
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