Charlie's Catch of the Day Crab Cakes

November 9, 2:32 PMSan Jose Cooking ExaminerGina Meyers

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Charlie's Catch of The Day Crab Cakes
DL Meyers

In the book, Twilight, there is a character by the name of Charlie who is friends with Bella’s dad. In the book Twilight, it mentions Charlie’s love of fishing. Bella Swan says, “Charlie came home with a large catch.” The below recipe is entitled: Charlie’s Catch of the day Crab Cakes and is an excerpt from Bite At Twilight, Vampires, Forks, and Knives.


Charlie’s Catch of the day Crab Cakes
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons of mayonnaise
4 teaspoons of lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon of dried tarragon
1 Tablespoon of minced green onions
8 ounces of crabmeat
1 Tablespoon of butter
Round crackers, broken up into cracker crumbs
MEDIUM
Directions: In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, tarragon, and green onions. Gently stir in the crabmeat, and mix in cracker crumbs, adding as much as desired. Next, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Form crab patties and place in the skillet brown both sides until the patties are golden brown. Depending upon the size of the patties, makes about four crab cakes. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615282954