Make You Wanna Holler Maryland Crab Cakes with Lemon Aioli

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over to remove cartilage
• 1/3 cup fresh bread crumbs (see Cook’s Notes above)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
• Seasoned salt and freshly ground pepper
• Lemon wedges
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Fine sea salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
• Habanero pepper or hot pepper of your choice, optional