Traditional Crab Cakes  

Submitted by: Michelle Marble

• 2 Tabls chopped onion
• 2 Tabls margarine, melted
• 1 lb crab meat
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teasp dry mustard
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoons of Old Bay
• 1/2 cup of bread crumbs

Cook onion in margarine until tender. Combine all ingredients. Shape into 6 cakes. Heat 1/8 inch oil in a heavy fry pan (preferably cast iron), add cakes and fry until golden brown. Turn carefully and brown the other side. Drain well on several thicknesses of paper towel.

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