Jackson Jambalaya

or how to make his Krabby Patties

Mr. Krabs had a good deal going as the owner/manager of the Krusty Krab Restaurant in (on?) Bikini Bottom. He only had two fulltime employees to worry about - SpongeBob SquarePants who cooked and Squidward Tentacles, who was the cashier. What was maybe better than that; he possessed the Top-Secret recipe for Krabby Patties.

What does this have to do with this week's recipe post? Nearly Nothing.

This week, we will do ZeroBear PolyBear's Famous Crab Cakes with spicy Comeback Sauce.

To make 8 of them you will need:

1 Pound Crab with shells picked 
2 Tablespoons Red Bell Pepper, small dice
2 Tablespoons Yellow Bell Pepper, small dice
1/4 cup Shallot small dice
2 teaspoons Creole Mustard
1/2 cup Saltine Crackers, crushed
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 Egg
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Slap Ya Momma
1/2 teaspoon LA Gold Hot Sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon Parsley

Vegetable Oil for frying

We will eat these guys with spicy comeback sauce (the recipe follows the crab cake recipe)

Directions for making the crab cakes:

Crush the crackers and set aside.

Pick crab meat to make certain any shell pieces are removed. We all know lump crab is very expensive and not always easy to find around here. I feel obligated to tell you the better the crab meat used to make your crab cakes, the better they will be, so go ahead and second mortgage the house and buy good crab meat if you want to make this dish.

Add all the wet ingredients and seasoning to a separate bowl and mix well. 

Then add all of the ingredients (dry and wet) and mix lightly (turning gently)

Form the mixed crab blend into cakes. I use metal rings and press them to compact the patty, then transfer the ring to the pan I will use to cook them and push the patty out of the ring,

The recipe makes eight patties. I cooked four of them for one meal (two servings of two patties per serving). I froze the other 4 patties for a second meal. The patties freeze well, if tightly wrapped in plastic wrap.

Fry in canola oil over medium high heat. Turn once, when the first side has a crust and has browned.

Drain on paper towels. and serve with spicy comeback sauce. 

Spicy Comeback Sauce

Need:

1/2 cup Chili Sauce
6 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Creole Mustard
2 teaspoons Garlic Salt
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Slap Ya Momma
1 Tablespoon unrinsed Capers
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon LA Gold Hot sauce (or more to taste)

Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Stir well, taste and adjust as desired. Chill if you have time.

We enjoyed our crab cakes served (first time) with a Ceaser Salad.

A few days later, we cooked the frozen cakes and had them with baked potatoes, topped with butter and chives.

Thanks for looking at my recipe post.

Wishing Happy Holidays from our family to you.

And God Bless you.