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Recipe courtesy of David Najman

Show: Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode: Not What You'd Expect

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Total:: 1 hr
Prep:: 30 min
Cook:: 30 min

Yield:: 4 to 6 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

Crab Cakes:

6 ounces claw meat
3 ounces bread crumbs
3 green onions, diced
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
2 whole eggs
1 pound lump crab meat

Crab Cake Sauce

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 roasted red pepper
7 fresh basil leaves
1 cup mayonnaise
1 lemon
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garlic, to taste

Directions

For the crab cakes: Mix all ingredients together, except for the lump crabmeat. Fold in lump crabmeat. Portion crab cakes using a round cookie cutter into 4 to 6 servings. Sear crab cakes in saute pan for 2 minute on each side.

For the sauce: Saute roasted red pepper and basil leaves in olive oil until the basil leaves become wilted. Using a food processor, combine the sauteed pepper and basil leaves with the mayonnaise and lemon. Add salt, pepper and garlic to taste while processing.

Serve with crab cakes.

This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional. It has not been tested for home use.

Recipe courtesy of David Najman, chef at Glenn's Diner in Chicago, IL

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Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 ounces claw meat; 3 ounces bread crumbs; 3 green onions, diced; 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning; 2 whole eggs; 1 pound lump crab meat; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 roasted red pepper; 7 fresh basil leaves; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 lemon; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Garlic, to taste

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