Course: Appetizer

Ingredients

6 Jalapeños

1/2 cup mayonnaise

5 cloves minced garlic

1 tablespoon lemon juice

3 slices bacon, cut in half

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Line baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy cleanup. Place cooling rack over baking sheet for easy airflow while cooking.
2. Cut jalapeños in half lengthwise and take seeds out.
3. Stir minced garlic and lemon juice into the mayonnaise. Scoop mayo evenly into jalapeño halves.
4. Wrap 1/2 piece of bacon around each jalapeño.
5. Place poppers on cooling rack and then place on baking sheet. Put both into oven and bake for around 22 minutes. Check on around 15 minutes since ovens do vary. Enjoy!

Servings: 4 | Prep time: 10 mins | Cook time: 10 mins | Total time: 20 mins

Ingredients

Crab Cake:

8 oz cooked crab meat

1 large egg, slightly beaten

3 tbsp mayonnaise

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp green onions, sliced

4 cloves roasted garlic, minced

1/2 cup round butter cracker crumbs, similar to Ritz

1 tsp Old Bay seasoning

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Coating:

1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs, more if needed

1/4 cup Parmesan finely grated, more if needed

Oil for Frying:

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1. 1. Mix Ingredients: Add crab meat to medium sized bowl and drain out any excess liquid. Combine crab with egg, mayo, lemon juice, green onions, roasted garlic, cracker crumbs, Old Bay seasoning, and red pepper flakes.
   2. Prepare Breading: Combine Panko bread crumbs and Parmesan on plate
   3. Prepare Pan: Heat butter and oil in large skillet over medium high heat
   4. Coat Crab cakes: Divide the crab mixture into four equal portions. Coat both sides with bread crumb parmesan mixture. If crab mixture is pretty wet, continue to flip and coat crab cake until it holds it’s shape (that’s why you may have to add more bread crumbs and parmesan as needed).
   5. Fry crab cakes: Place breaded crab cakes in the hot oil. Cook until golden brown, flipping only once, about 3-5 minutes each side.
   6. Time to devour them: Serve crab cakes hot with remoulade sauce (recipe in notes). Crab cakes are also delicious cold and leftover on a salad.

Notes:

Remoulade sauce recipe: https://selfproclaimedfoodie.com/remoulade