Crab Cakes With Chipotle Peppers

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb fresh lump crabmeat
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon chipotle mustard (Or your favorite)
• 2 scallions, sliced thin
• 1/2 stalk celery, sliced thin
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper or red bell pepper, diced fine
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1-2 chipotle chiles in adobo, diced fine, if you don't like the heat remove the seeds
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup flour, for dusting
• oil (for frying)

Directions

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients except the lump crab meat, flour& oil.

2. 2

   Add the crabmeat gentle not to break it apart.

3. 3

   You want to see nice lumps of crabmeat when you cut into it.

4. 4

   Make four patties they will be delicate don't be afraid to bring them into a pattie.

5. 5

   Dust each with flour place on a dish covered with plastic wrap and chill for one hour.

6. 6

   In a large pan pour enough oil to coat bottom of pan.

7. 7

   Brown on each side till nice crisp and brown.

8. 8

   Just a couple of minutes each side.

9. 9

   Serve with Recipe #120370.