Crab Cakes: Northern California Style

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup clarified butter
• 1 pound Dungeness crab meat
• 4 tablespoons red pepper
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons marjoram
• 1 ear fresh corn

Directions

1. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.
2. Add green onions and remover from heat.
3. Place crab meat in bowl, beat the egg and mix with crab.
4. Add x cup bread crumbs, corn, cream, marjoram, peppers and green onion.
5. Mix by hand.
6. Form into 8 patties (3" x 1/2"). Roll patties lightly on remaining bread crumbs. Heat remaining butter in large sauté pan.
7. Place crab cakes in pan (they should sizzle) and cook at lowest setting for 5-6 minutes Cakes should be golden, not brown.
8. Serve with salsa.

Serves 8.