Fried Crab Cakes

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• 0.5 pound cooked lump crabmeat, drained
• 0.25 cup panko bread crumbs, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 0.5 cup mayonnaise
• 1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps

1. Mix 1/3 cup panko, egg, parsley, mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, and mustard together in a medium bowl. Gently fold in crabmeat. Form into 4 patties and coat with remaining panko.
2. Heat coconut oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Fry patties until crispy, flipping once, about 12 minutes total.
3. While patties cook, prepare the sauce: Combine mayonnaise, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, and lemon juice in the bowl of a food processor; process until smooth.
4. Serve crab cakes with sauce on the side.