Monday, August 15, 2011

Poor Man's Crab-cakes

Makes 4 cakes
Ingredients:
2 English muffins - cut in half
1 cup mayo
large splash worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
Monterey jack cheese
1 1/2 cups crab meat

Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together mayo, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Gently stir in crab meat. Top english muffins with crab mix and a slice of jack cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and edges of muffin start to get crisp.
Serve with a side of cocktail sauce or with Crab Bisque!

Old Bay Steamers

Ingredients:
2-3 lbs steamer clams
1/2 small onion - chopped
5 cloves garlic - diced
2-3 cups chicken broth
1 cup white wine
3 TBSP butter
3-4 TBSP Old Bay seasoning
2 TBSP parsley
salt/pepper

Place a steamer basket in a large pot. Pour in white wine and chicken broth. Add clams and top with onion, garlic, parsley, old bay, salt, pepper and butter. Place over medium-high heat and boil just until clams start to open. Be sure to keep an eye on them, they will open all of a sudden and you want to remove them from heat immediately or they will get dry and over cooked.
Remove the steamer basket and mix with broth. Serve with garlic bread!