Monday, December 11, 2006

Crab Cakes


Prep Time:15 minutes
Total Time:30 minutes
Makes:12 servings, 2 crab cakes each






1 egg
1/4 cup ranch dressing
2 cans (6 oz. each) crab meat, drained, flaked
20 Ritz crackers, coarsely crushed (about 1 cup)
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan, Romano and Asiago cheeses
2 green onions, sliced
1/4 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)

PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees. Beat egg and dressing in a large bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Add crab meat and mix well. Gently stir in remaining ingredients. Let stand 3 minutes.

SHAPE into 24 cakes using about 1 Tbsp. of the crab meat mixture for each cake. Place in a single layer on a lightly greased baking sheet.

BAKE 5 to 7 minutes on each side or until cakes are golden brown on both sides and heated through.

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