Crab Cakes with Creole Mustard Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ½ cup finely diced yellow onion
• ¼ cup finely diced celery
• ¼ cup finely diced red (or green) bell pepper
• ½ teaspoon minced garlic
• ¼ cup thinly sliced green onion (green part only)
• 2 teaspoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• 1 ½ teaspoons Creole seasoning, divided
• 1 tablespoon Creole mustard
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 ½ cups mayonnaise (we prefer Duke’s)
• 1 cup crushed Ritz Crackers
• 2 pounds lump crab meat
• 1 pound jumbo lump crab meat
• Oil (canola or vegetable) for frying
• 2 cups mayonnaise (again, Duke’s)
• 1 teaspoon Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning