Simple Crab Cakes

Ingredients

• Worcestershire sauce

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Blue crab

  Crustaceans, canned

  8 oz or 227g

• Mayonnaise

  Regular, with salt

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 extra large or 56g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Whole-wheat bread

  Commercially prepared

  2 slice or 56g

• Lemons

  Raw, with peel

  ⁵⁄₁₆ fruit without seeds or 32g

Directions

1. Beat the egg and cut the lemon into wedges.
2. Tear the bread into small pieces and combine with the crab in a bowl. Add mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons of the beaten egg, and a pinch of salt. Mix gently but thoroughly, then form into 4 patties, each about 3 inches in diameter.
3. Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until the foam subsides. Cook the crab cakes, turning once, until golden brown, about 6 minutes in total.
4. Serve the crab cakes with French fries and/or baby greens tossed with lemon vinaigrette.