Down East Crab Cakes Recipe - Food.com

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh-picked maine crabmeat (or any other fresh crabmeat)
• 3 cups unseasoned dry breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 4 -5 dashes Tabasco sauce or 4 -5 dashes other hot pepper sauce
• 1 medium red bell pepper, finely minced
• 4 scallions, minced
• 1 stalk celery, finely minced
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup mayonnaise (approximately)
• 1/4 cup additional breadcrumbs, for coating
• oil (for frying)