Cajun Crab Burgers-Video & Recipe

And as promised, here is the recipe and video from last night! Enjoy!



Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh Jonah Crab Meat
  
• 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
  
• 3 green onions chopped
  
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  
• 3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
  
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (For really Hot Crab Burgers, add 1/2 tsp)
  
• 1 1/2 cups fine dry bread crumbs, divided
  
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  
• 4 kaiser rolls or hamburger buns, split and toasted
  
• Accompaniments: Remoulade or Campaign Mustard Sauce

Recipe Directions
Stir together crab meat, mayonnaise, scallions, egg, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, cayenne, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 cup bread crumbs in a bowl until just combined. Form into 4 (1-inch-thick) patties (3 1/2 inches in diameter; patties will be soft but will firm up when fried). Spread remaining cup bread crumbs on a plate, then dredge patties in crumbs, knocking off excess, and transfer to a platter. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then fry patties, turning over once, until golden, 5 to 6 minutes total. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Assemble burgers with buns and accompaniments.

Cajun Crab Burger Images

Good morning Foodies! It's a nasty day here in Chicago...rainy and chilly and windy...yuck. But last night was hot & spicy with creole crab burgers! I was a little surprised at how large the creole crab burgers turned out...but better too much than not enough. No one left the table hungry I can assure you. While I'm waiting for the video to be uploaded, here are some tasty images from last night! Happy Eating & I'll be back shortly with a video & recipe post.

Cajun Crab Burgers Tonight

So tonight I'm making Cajun crab burgers with my fresh catch Jonah Crab I got on Friday. Unfortunately I was unable to do anything with it when it arrived fresh on Friday, but as it is so fresh and never frozen, I was able to freeze it for the weekend and pull it out this afternoon to thaw without worrying about compromising the fresh taste with freezer burn. It's been a while since I have gotten our fresh catch so I decided to take some pictures to share. So here they are! I'm taking this crab home tonight to cook with, and tomorrow I will have a new video up!

This is the container that the crab comes in. Two containers per 8oz of crab meat, and best of all...these containers are REUSABLE! Yay free Tupperware I won't worry about getting lost lol!

Here you can see the fresh crab a little better. It's very white in color with just hints of
pink and red

Here is a close up on the fresh Jonah...I'm getting hungry just smelling it!

And finally I can't help myself anymore...I have to have a bite of this
...mmmmmm Crab perfection

See you tomorrow with the video. Until then, happy eating Foodies!

Lobster Roll Pictures a-plenty!

As promised...lots and lots of Lobster Roll and Whoopie pictures. These are making me want lunch already!

Last Night's Dinner & Lunch Today- Lobster Rolls!

Last night's dinner was phenomenal. It had been too long since I have had a really good lobster roll. And I still had left overs for lunch today :)
I have some really great foodie pictures to share, so once I have those in order I'll post them as well. Happy eating foodies!

1 lb. cooked lobster meat, thawed
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 Tsp. lemon juice
1 Tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup sour cream
salt & pepper to taste

Directions
If using our Lobster Meat by the Pound, drain off any liquid left from thawing, but there is no need to rinse the meat. Cut any larger pieces of meat into smaller chunks. Combine the lobster meat, with rest of the ingredients. Cover and chill for one hour.
For Lobster Rolls: With 4 long French or hoagie-style sandwich rolls, slice the bread lengthwise, toast or grill until slightly crunchy on the outside, about 5 minutes in the oven at 425. Spoon in the lobster filling and it's ready. Serve with kettle chips, slaw and a whoopie pie for the true down east experience.

My Whoopie Pies Have Arrived!

My Whoopie pies just arrived! The package was just so well done, and the whoopie pies looked so good, I was compelled to take some pictures of them. Enjoy!

Lobster Rolls and Whoopie Pies & What to Make Next

Good Wednesday morning Foodies! It's finally going to be half decent out today here in Chicago. The next few days are going to be even nicer. Tonight, I'm making Classic Lobster Rolls for dinner and I'll be taking lots of pictures and a video on how to make them at home. They are super easy to make especially since the Lobster meat I'm using is already cooked. The other thing that I like about our Lobster meat by the pound is the fact that it is all claw and knuckle meat,and that is my favorite part of a Maine Lobster. The tails are good, but the claws are just so much more tender and flavorful. Getting a big pound of this meat is really tempting the fates...I might just start snacking on it right out of the bag before it even makes it to the recipe! I also got a pack of Whoopie pies to have for dessert after the Lobster rolls. It's the only acceptable dessert you can have after a lobster roll, unless it's a home made blueberry pie. Unfortunately I don't have the spare time to bake a pie from scratch...I didn't even have the time to make the whoopies from scratch either haha. But I'm also not going to try and make a dozen assorted flavors of whoopie pies in one day, so buying these delicious little beauties is the best way to go.

Whoopie Pies... I don't think I could make them look that good if I spent all day and night!

I'm at a loss for what to prepare for the next video, so I decided the best thing to do would be to ask my readers! There is a poll in the nav bar. Speak up and let me know what I should make next! Well, time to buckle down for another day. I'll be thinking of Lobster Rolls and whoopies till then...happy eating Foodies!