1 medium onion, diced
1 rib celery, diced
1 green pepper, diced (use 1/2 green and 1/2 red for color)
Butter or vegetable oil
1 lb. fresh crab meat or 2 cans (6 ounces each) crab meat, flaked
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing
Dash salt and pepper
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning, see note
Cracker meal
Vegetable shortening or oil
Saute onion, celery and green pepper in butter. Place crab meat in medium mixing bowl. Add sauteedvegetables, egg, mayonnaise, salt, pepper and Old Bay Seasoning. Mix together and add enough cracker meal to make a fairly firm mixture.
Form mixture into patties and fry in vegetable shortening until brown. Turn over and brown other side. (Cooking will take about 3-4 minutes each side.)
Serve with roasted red pepper sauce or other type of sauce, if desired.
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