Madeleine's crabcakes

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pounds Large deep sea scallops
1 Egg white
1 teaspoon Salt
20 Turns of pepper from the mill
½ teaspoon Pulverized crab boil (or any peppery crab spice)
2 tablespoons Very soft butter
¼ cup Heavy cream (or more)
¾ pounds Picked over backfin crabmeat
Cornflour
Clarified butter or oil

Directions

Put scallops, egg white, salt, pepper and crab spice in food processor. Process 30 seconds. Add butter and process again until well mixed. Cool 2 hours. Add cream, then empty into bowl. Fold in crabmeat and shape into cakes.

Flour crabcakes in cornflour and fry in butter or oil for about 2 to 3 minutes or until brown and crusty. Turn and fry for about 2 to 3 minutes or until brown and crusty on other side. Season with salt and pepper.

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