Basil’s Crab Cakes, Louisiana-style

If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.

C.S. Lewis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Meats	Cajun	Seafood	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	oz	Blue crab meat, shredded
8	oz	Snow crab meat, shredded
8	oz	Shrimp, peeled deveined and
		coarsely chopped
1/4	c	Green bell pepper, diced
1/4	c	Red bell pepper, diced
1/4	c	Scallions, diced
1/4	c	Dijon mustard
		Salt and pepper to taste
1	T	Cajun spice, not too salty
2 1/2	c	Basil's Garlic Mayonnaise
1 1/2	c	Coarse bread crumbs, plus
1/4	c	Or dusting cakes
		Oil for sauteing
		Basil's Champagne Sauce
		Green olives, garnish
		Chopped tomatoes, garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine crab meat and shrimp in a bowl. Add peppers and scallions;  mix
with a wooden spoon. Add mustard, salt, pepper, Cajun spice and  garlic
mayonnaise; stir. Stir in 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs, mixing  until
thoroughly blended. Shape mixture into 8 patties, each about 3  inches
wide and 3/4 inch thick. Sprinkle both sides with remaining  1/4 cup
bread crumbs. Heat oil in a skillet until very hot. Add crab  cakes and
saute on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes per  side. Bake crab
cakes in a preheated 400-degree oven until crisp,  about 5 minutes.
Spoon 1/4 cup Champagne sauce on each of 8 serving  plates. Place a
crab cake on each plate. Garnish with green olives  and chopped
tomatoes, if desired.  Source: Basil's Restaurant in Michigan City,
Indiana.  Date: 10 Jun 96 09:57:22 EDT  From: Linda
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 126 Calories From Fat: 21 Total Fat: 2.5g Cholesterol: 35.7mg Sodium: 542mg Potassium: 211.4mg Carbohydrates: 18.6g Fiber: 2.1g Sugar: 2.9g Protein: 7.5g